Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 60 · 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 and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) red and blue
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) grey (c) yellow (d) black
12. 12.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) all three lights (d) green and red
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
20. 20.🖥️🎨 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
21. 21.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
22. 22.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
23. 23.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
24. 24.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
25. 25.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
27. 27.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
29. 29.🖥️🎨 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
31. 31.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
34. 34.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) red, green, blue (d) orange, green, purple
35. 35.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
36. 36.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
37. 37.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) all three lights
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) red and blue (d) red, green and blue
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True

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