Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 610 · 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.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) green and blue (d) green and red
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) all three lights (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) all three lights
8. 8.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
9. 9.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
10. 10.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) red, green and blue
12. 12.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
13. 13.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
14. 14.🖥️🎨 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
16. 16.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
28. 28.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
29. 29.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) all three lights
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
36. 36.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
38. 38.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) grey (c) black (d) yellow
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False

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