Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 80 · 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 primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
2. 2.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) red and green (d) green and red
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) green and red
7. 7.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
12. 12.💡 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
16. 16.🖥️🎨 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
23. 23.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🖥️🎨 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
26. 26.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
28. 28.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
30. 30.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) black (c) white (d) yellow
31. 31.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
39. 39.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
40. 40.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper

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