Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 65 · 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) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
4. 4.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
6. 6.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
7. 7.💡 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
8. 8.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) red and blue
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
15. 15.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) black (c) yellow (d) white
16. 16.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.🖥️🎨 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
20. 20.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) uses red, yellow, blue
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) red and blue
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
24. 24.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
25. 25.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
26. 26.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) red and green
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: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) red and blue
34. 34.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
36. 36.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) blue and green
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen

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