Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 49 · 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 red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
4. 4.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
7. 7.🖥️🎨 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
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) all three lights
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
12. 12.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) red and blue
13. 13.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) green and blue
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
20. 20.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) black (c) yellow (d) white
24. 24.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
26. 26.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
27. 27.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🖥️🎨 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
31. 31.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) red, green, blue (d) orange, green, purple
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
36. 36.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🖥️🎨 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
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False

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