Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 953 · 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) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
3. 3.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
4. 4.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) black (d) white
5. 5.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
7. 7.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
14. 14.🖥️🎨 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
15. 15.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
16. 16.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white
18. 18.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
19. 19.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🖥️🎨 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
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) red and green
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
25. 25.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
26. 26.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) needs light to be seen
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, green, blue (d) red, yellow, blue
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) blue and green
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) uses red, yellow, blue
34. 34.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
38. 38.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
39. 39.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green

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