Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 901 · 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: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) all three lights (c) blue and green (d) green and blue
3. 3.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
6. 6.🖥️🎨 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
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
8. 8.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white
13. 13.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
16. 16.🖥️🎨 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
17. 17.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
22. 22.🖥️🎨 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
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
26. 26.🖥️🎨 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
27. 27.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
31. 31.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
32. 32.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
38. 38.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) yellow (d) grey
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen

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