Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 668 · 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, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
2. 2.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) all three lights
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
9. 9.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
10. 10.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) all three lights
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
13. 13.💡 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
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
17. 17.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) grey (d) yellow
20. 20.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
28. 28.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
32. 32.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
36. 36.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) blue and red

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