Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 599 · 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 darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
2. 2.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) red and blue
4. 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) yellow (d) grey
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
8. 8.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
11. 11.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
12. 12.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
15. 15.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) blue and green
18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
19. 19.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🖥️🎨 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
21. 21.🖥️🎨 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
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
25. 25.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🖥️🎨 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
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) all three lights (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
29. 29.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
32. 32.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
33. 33.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
39. 39.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True

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