Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 97 · 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.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and red
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) black (d) white
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
10. 10.🖥️🎨 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
11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
14. 14.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
15. 15.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) all three make brown
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and blue (d) green and red
17. 17.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
20. 20.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
21. 21.🖥️🎨 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
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) all three lights (d) red, green and blue
23. 23.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
24. 24.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
25. 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) red and blue (c) green and blue (d) red and green
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
27. 27.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
28. 28.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) red and green
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
36. 36.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
39. 39.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True

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