Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 625 · 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: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🖥️🎨 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
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
4. 4.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) uses red, green, blue
5. 5.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) green and blue (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) blue and green (d) green and red
9. 9.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) blue and red (d) red and blue
12. 12.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
15. 15.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) red and blue
17. 17.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
22. 22.🖥️🎨 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
23. 23.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
25. 25.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
29. 29.🖥️🎨 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
30. 30.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
31. 31.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, green, blue (d) red, yellow, blue
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🖥️🎨 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
34. 34.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
38. 38.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) white (d) black
40. 40.🔍 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

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