Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 550 · 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 blue and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
10. 10.🖥️🎨 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
11. 11.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
12. 12.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
15. 15.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
16. 16.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🖥️🎨 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
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
19. 19.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and green
21. 21.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
23. 23.🖥️🎨 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
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and red
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🖥️🎨 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
29. 29.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) black (d) white
32. 32.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
39. 39.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True

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