Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 725 · 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, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) red and green
2. 2.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) red, yellow, blue
6. 6.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
7. 7.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
11. 11.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🖥️🎨 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
14. 14.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
15. 15.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
19. 19.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
20. 20.🖥️🎨 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
21. 21.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) red, yellow, blue
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
28. 28.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
29. 29.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) white (d) black
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
33. 33.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True

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