Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 828 · 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, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
2. 2.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) grey (c) black (d) yellow
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
7. 7.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) green and red
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
14. 14.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) green and blue (d) blue and green
17. 17.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
20. 20.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) orange, green, purple
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and green
30. 30.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
31. 31.🖥️🎨 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
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
34. 34.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
39. 39.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True

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