Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 53 · 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.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) green and red
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) green and blue
9. 9.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) grey (d) yellow
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) red and blue
11. 11.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
14. 14.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
16. 16.🖥️🎨 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
17. 17.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) all three lights (c) blue and green (d) green and red
22. 22.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
24. 24.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
27. 27.🖥️🎨 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
28. 28.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
32. 32.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
33. 33.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
34. 34.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
35. 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) green and red
36. 36.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) blue and green (c) red and blue (d) red, green and blue
40. 40.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False

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