Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 793 · 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 of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
2. 2.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) black (c) yellow (d) grey
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and red
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) red, green and blue (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
8. 8.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
10. 10.🖥️🎨 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
11. 11.🖥️🎨 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
13. 13.🖥️🎨 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
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
16. 16.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
19. 19.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
20. 20.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) green and blue (d) green and red
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
31. 31.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) blue and green
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
40. 40.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker

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