Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 112 · 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: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
3. 3.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) all three lights
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) blue and green (d) all three lights
7. 7.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
8. 8.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) red, yellow, blue
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) red and green
12. 12.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
13. 13.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
17. 17.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
18. 18.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🖥️🎨 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
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
27. 27.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 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
29. 29.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) uses red, green, blue
30. 30.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
33. 33.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🖥️🎨 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
40. 40.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple

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