Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 584 · 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 of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
2. 2.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.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 lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
4. 4.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) white (c) yellow (d) black
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) red, green and blue
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
11. 11.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
14. 14.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) all three lights (c) blue and green (d) red and green
18. 18.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
20. 20.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue
25. 25.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
27. 27.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
28. 28.🖥️🎨 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
36. 36.🖥️🎨 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
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) all three lights
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and green

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