Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 632 · 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) glows with its own light (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
4. 4.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) red and green
8. 8.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
9. 9.True or false: “needs light to be seen” 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) yellow (b) black (c) white (d) grey
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
15. 15.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
16. 16.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) blue and green
20. 20.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
21. 21.🖥️🎨 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
22. 22.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
23. 23.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
25. 25.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
26. 26.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) all three lights (c) red, green and blue (d) red and blue
29. 29.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) green and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
34. 34.🖥️🎨 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
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
36. 36.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue
39. 39.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) red and blue (d) all three lights

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