Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 617 · 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 light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
2. 2.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
3. 3.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
4. 4.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) black (d) white
7. 7.🖥️🎨 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
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) blue and green (d) red, green and blue
9. 9.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
10. 10.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
13. 13.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) red, green and blue
15. 15.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
16. 16.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
21. 21.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
23. 23.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
24. 24.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) red and green
27. 27.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen

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