Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 880 · 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, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and green
2. 2.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
5. 5.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) orange, green, purple
6. 6.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) green and red
8. 8.🖥️🎨 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
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and red
10. 10.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) mixing makes it lighter
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
12. 12.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
15. 15.🖥️🎨 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
16. 16.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
18. 18.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white
20. 20.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
22. 22.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) blue and red (c) red and blue (d) red and green
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
28. 28.🖥️🎨 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
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and red
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) grey (c) yellow (d) white
33. 33.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter

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