Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 538 · 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) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
2. 2.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
5. 5.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
6. 6.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
9. 9.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
16. 16.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
17. 17.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
18. 18.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
19. 19.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
20. 20.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) black (c) grey (d) white
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
25. 25.🖥️🎨 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
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) all three lights
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
33. 33.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
34. 34.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) all three lights
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
38. 38.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) green and blue
40. 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) blue and green

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