Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 850 · 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 all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🖥️🎨 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
4. 4.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
6. 6.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
7. 7.🖥️🎨 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
8. 8.🖥️🎨 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
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
12. 12.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
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) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
26. 26.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🖥️🎨 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
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) all three lights
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) black (c) white (d) grey
32. 32.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
33. 33.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
36. 36.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
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: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False

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