Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 894 · 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.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
3. 3.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
4. 4.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) red, yellow, blue
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
7. 7.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
8. 8.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
13. 13.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
14. 14.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
17. 17.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
18. 18.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
21. 21.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) black (d) white
22. 22.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
25. 25.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) all three lights (d) green and red
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) red, green and blue
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
36. 36.🖥️🎨 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
38. 38.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
39. 39.🖥️🎨 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
40. 40.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white

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