Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 514 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
2. 2.🖥️🎨 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
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) all three lights
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
6. 6.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) red and blue
9. 9.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
10. 10.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
13. 13.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) grey (c) white (d) yellow
16. 16.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
21. 21.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
23. 23.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and green
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (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.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
30. 30.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
31. 31.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
33. 33.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
36. 36.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
37. 37.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
38. 38.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
39. 39.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) blue and red (d) all three lights

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