Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 564 · 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 lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
2. 2.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
3. 3.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
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.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) black (c) yellow (d) grey
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) red and blue
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) red, green and blue
10. 10.🖥️🎨 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
14. 14.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
17. 17.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
20. 20.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
21. 21.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🖥️🎨 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
24. 24.🖥️🎨 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
25. 25.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
26. 26.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
29. 29.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
30. 30.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
31. 31.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) blue and green
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False

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