Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet
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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
- 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
- 4.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
- 5.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
- 6.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
- 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
- 8.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
- 9.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
- 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and green
- 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and red
- 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 16.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
- 17.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
- 18.💡 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
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
- 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and blue
- 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
- 22.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
- 23.🖥️🎨 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
- 24.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
- 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 27.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
- 30.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 31.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
- 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
- 33.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
- 35.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
- 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) red and blue
- 37.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
- 38.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
- 40.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
Answer key
- glows with its own light
- False
- red, yellow, blue
- cyan
- cyan
- needs light to be seen
- False
- magenta
- yellow
- red and green
- red, green and blue
- False
- all three make white
- True
- mixing makes it lighter
- yellow
- False
- red, green, blue
- mixing makes it darker
- blue and red
- red and blue
- green
- paint on paper
- uses red, yellow, blue
- green and red
- mixing makes it lighter
- False
- glows with its own light
- uses red, green, blue
- True
- white
- all three lights
- uses red, green, blue
- all three make white
- True
- blue and green
- yellow
- True
- False
- white
Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids