Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 105 · 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.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
4. 4.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) all three lights
6. 6.🖥️🎨 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
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) all three lights (c) blue and red (d) blue and green
8. 8.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) red and green
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🖥️🎨 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
12. 12.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
14. 14.🖥️🎨 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
15. 15.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
17. 17.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) orange, green, purple
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) blue and green
19. 19.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
22. 22.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.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
26. 26.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🖥️🎨 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
30. 30.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
32. 32.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) green and red
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white

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