Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 50 · 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 and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) yellow (c) white (d) grey
5. 5.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
8. 8.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and red (c) all three lights (d) green and blue
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
12. 12.🖥️🎨 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
13. 13.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) all three lights
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
18. 18.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
20. 20.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
23. 23.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
24. 24.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
26. 26.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
28. 28.🖥️🎨 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
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and green
32. 32.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
33. 33.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
34. 34.🖥️🎨 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
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
38. 38.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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

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