Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 865 · 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, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
3. 3.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
4. 4.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
5. 5.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
7. 7.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) blue and red
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
20. 20.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
22. 22.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
25. 25.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) blue and red (c) green and blue (d) red and green
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) red and blue
29. 29.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) black (c) grey (d) white
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
34. 34.🖥️🎨 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
35. 35.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
36. 36.🖥️🎨 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
37. 37.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) green and red
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue

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