Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 825 · 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 red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
4. 4.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.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 darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
12. 12.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
14. 14.🖥️🎨 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
15. 15.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) all three lights
17. 17.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and green
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and red
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) all three lights
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) yellow (d) grey
27. 27.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and red (d) red and green
29. 29.🖥️🎨 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
30. 30.🖥️🎨 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
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
33. 33.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
36. 36.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
38. 38.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True

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