Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 520 · 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.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🖥️🎨 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
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
8. 8.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
13. 13.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
15. 15.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) blue and green (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
23. 23.🖥️🎨 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
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
27. 27.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
28. 28.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🖥️🎨 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
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and blue
32. 32.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) green and red
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
38. 38.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) white (c) yellow (d) black
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
40. 40.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta

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