Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 71 · 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 blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🖥️🎨 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
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
8. 8.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
12. 12.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) grey (c) white (d) yellow
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
16. 16.🖥️🎨 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
17. 17.🖥️🎨 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
25. 25.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
27. 27.🖥️🎨 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
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) red and blue
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
31. 31.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) red, green, blue (d) orange, green, purple
32. 32.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
35. 35.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
38. 38.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
40. 40.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow

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