Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 56 · 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, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
2. 2.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) all three lights
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) blue and green
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🖥️🎨 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
9. 9.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) all three make white
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
13. 13.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) grey (c) yellow (d) white
14. 14.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) green and blue
17. 17.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
20. 20.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
22. 22.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
25. 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
26. 26.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
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 paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) green and red
33. 33.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
35. 35.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
38. 38.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow

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