Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 633 · 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 green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
3. 3.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
4. 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) yellow (c) grey (d) white
6. 6.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
8. 8.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
12. 12.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
13. 13.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) blue and green
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
17. 17.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
21. 21.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
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and blue (d) green and red
23. 23.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🖥️🎨 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
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) red and blue (d) green and red
28. 28.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
29. 29.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
31. 31.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
32. 32.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🖥️🎨 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
37. 37.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
38. 38.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🖥️🎨 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

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