Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 963 · 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: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) all three lights (c) blue and red (d) red and blue
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
4. 4.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) red and blue
6. 6.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) green and red
8. 8.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
10. 10.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
11. 11.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
15. 15.🖥️🎨 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
16. 16.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
18. 18.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
19. 19.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) blue and green
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
24. 24.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) white (c) black (d) yellow
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) green and red
27. 27.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and blue (d) green and red
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
40. 40.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) all three make white

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