Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 769 · 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: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
3. 3.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
4. 4.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) green and blue
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
14. 14.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🖥️🎨 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
16. 16.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
18. 18.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
19. 19.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🖥️🎨 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
21. 21.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) black (c) white (d) grey
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
23. 23.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
24. 24.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
29. 29.🖥️🎨 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
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
31. 31.🖥️🎨 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
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
40. 40.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper

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