Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 532 · 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, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
2. 2.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🖥️🎨 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
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) all three lights
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) blue and red (d) red and green
8. 8.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
11. 11.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
12. 12.🔍 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
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
17. 17.🖥️🎨 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
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and red
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
22. 22.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) black (d) white
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
27. 27.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
28. 28.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🖥️🎨 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
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.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
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) green and blue
33. 33.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) red, green and blue
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
38. 38.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
39. 39.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
40. 40.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) all three make brown

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