Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 878 · 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) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) black (c) white (d) grey
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
5. 5.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
6. 6.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🖥️🎨 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
11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
16. 16.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🖥️🎨 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
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) red and blue
19. 19.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
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.🖥️🎨 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
22. 22.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) red and blue
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
30. 30.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
31. 31.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
34. 34.🖥️🎨 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
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
38. 38.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
39. 39.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
40. 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) green and blue

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