Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 485 · 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, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) black (d) white
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and green
5. 5.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
8. 8.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
9. 9.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
12. 12.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) red, green and blue (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
15. 15.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
16. 16.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) green and blue
18. 18.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) green and blue (c) red and blue (d) red and green
24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) red and blue
29. 29.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
32. 32.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
34. 34.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
36. 36.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False

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