Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 971 · 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: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
5. 5.🖥️🎨 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
6. 6.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
9. 9.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
10. 10.🖥️🎨 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
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) blue and red
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
14. 14.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
17. 17.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
19. 19.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
22. 22.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) all three make white
23. 23.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
24. 24.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) white (c) yellow (d) black
25. 25.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
26. 26.🖥️🎨 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
27. 27.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
28. 28.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
38. 38.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True

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