Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 921 · 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: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
3. 3.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
4. 4.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
5. 5.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
11. 11.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
12. 12.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
13. 13.🖥️🎨 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
20. 20.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
22. 22.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) grey (c) white (d) yellow
25. 25.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
26. 26.🖥️🎨 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
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
28. 28.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
29. 29.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
31. 31.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) all three lights
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and red
39. 39.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
40. 40.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False

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