Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 683 · 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: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
3. 3.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
5. 5.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) white (c) grey (d) black
6. 6.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
12. 12.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
14. 14.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
18. 18.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
21. 21.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🖥️🎨 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
25. 25.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) green and blue
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and red
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
29. 29.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
32. 32.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🖥️🎨 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
35. 35.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and green
38. 38.🖥️🎨 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
40. 40.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True

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