Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 807 · 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) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) black (c) grey (d) white
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) green and blue
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
12. 12.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
15. 15.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
17. 17.🖥️🎨 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
18. 18.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
25. 25.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
26. 26.🖥️🎨 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
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🖥️🎨 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
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and blue (d) green and red
34. 34.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
35. 35.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
37. 37.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
38. 38.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True

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