Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 923 · 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.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
2. 2.🖥️🎨 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
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
4. 4.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) blue and green
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
7. 7.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
8. 8.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
9. 9.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) red, green and blue
11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🖥️🎨 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
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
15. 15.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
17. 17.🖥️🎨 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
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) all three lights (c) red and green (d) blue and red
20. 20.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
25. 25.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) red and blue
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
31. 31.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
32. 32.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and blue (d) red and green
34. 34.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) yellow (c) black (d) grey
38. 38.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False

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