Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 639 · 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: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
5. 5.🖥️🎨 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
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
14. 14.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
16. 16.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) blue and green
19. 19.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
21. 21.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
24. 24.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
25. 25.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
28. 28.🖥️🎨 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
29. 29.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) green and blue
31. 31.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
33. 33.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and red
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
38. 38.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) yellow (c) grey (d) black
39. 39.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
40. 40.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow

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