Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 839 · 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.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) all three lights (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and blue (d) green and red
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
6. 6.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
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
9. 9.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) red and green
14. 14.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
15. 15.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
16. 16.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) green and red
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) black (d) white
23. 23.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🖥️🎨 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
31. 31.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
32. 32.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
34. 34.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
35. 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) blue and green (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue
36. 36.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
37. 37.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) all three lights
39. 39.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white

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