Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 879 · 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 all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
4. 4.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
5. 5.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
7. 7.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
12. 12.🖥️🎨 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
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) green and blue
21. 21.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
22. 22.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) blue and red (c) all three lights (d) green and red
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue
27. 27.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
31. 31.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white
32. 32.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) blue and red
34. 34.🖥️🎨 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
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
36. 36.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) white (c) grey (d) black
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue
40. 40.🖥️🎨 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

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