Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 728 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
5. 5.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
6. 6.🖥️🎨 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
7. 7.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) blue and red
10. 10.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) uses red, yellow, blue
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
12. 12.🖥️🎨 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
13. 13.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
14. 14.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and red
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
17. 17.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🖥️🎨 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
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) green and blue
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
22. 22.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
23. 23.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
24. 24.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
25. 25.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
27. 27.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
28. 28.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
31. 31.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) white (c) black (d) yellow
37. 37.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
39. 39.🖥️🎨 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
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False

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