Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 480 · 40 questions

Artist's tip (Light adds, paint darkens): On a screen (light): red + green = yellow, green + blue = cyan, red + blue = magenta, all three = white. With paint: red + yellow = orange, blue + yellow = green, red + blue = purple, all three = brown. Light gets lighter as you mix; paint gets darker. Screen primaries: red, green, blue; paint primaries: red, yellow, blue.

1. 1.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and red
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) blue and green
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) red and blue
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
6. 6.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) grey (d) yellow
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
9. 9.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
10. 10.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) green and red
15. 15.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
20. 20.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
21. 21.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
22. 22.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
27. 27.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) red, green, blue (d) orange, green, purple
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
31. 31.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
34. 34.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
38. 38.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) blue and red
40. 40.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False

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