Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 89 · 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.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) all three lights
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
5. 5.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
6. 6.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
8. 8.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
11. 11.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) red and blue
14. 14.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) white (c) black (d) yellow
15. 15.🖥️🎨 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
16. 16.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
18. 18.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
22. 22.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
23. 23.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
25. 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) blue and green
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
30. 30.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
32. 32.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
35. 35.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) green and red (d) green and blue
37. 37.🖥️🎨 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (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 yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and blue

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