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