Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 819 · 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: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
4. 4.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🖥️🎨 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
7. 7.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
8. 8.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
10. 10.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
12. 12.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
15. 15.🖥️🎨 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
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) blue and green
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
18. 18.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
19. 19.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) all three lights (d) red and green
24. 24.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) black (c) yellow (d) white
25. 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) red and green
26. 26.🖥️🎨 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
29. 29.🖥️🎨 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
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) red and green
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
36. 36.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
38. 38.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
39. 39.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False

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