Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 699 · 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) yellow (d) white
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
3. 3.🖥️🎨 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
4. 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
7. 7.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
10. 10.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) green and red
13. 13.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) grey (c) yellow (d) white
16. 16.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
17. 17.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
18. 18.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) all three lights
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
25. 25.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
26. 26.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) glows with its own light
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
34. 34.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
36. 36.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and green
40. 40.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen

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