Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 135 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) uses red, yellow, blue
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and green
4. 4.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and green
6. 6.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🖥️🎨 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
9. 9.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
11. 11.🖥️🎨 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
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) green and blue
14. 14.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
16. 16.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) all three lights
20. 20.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
21. 21.🖥️🎨 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
22. 22.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
23. 23.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
24. 24.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
27. 27.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
28. 28.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) white (c) yellow (d) black
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
37. 37.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
38. 38.🖥️🎨 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
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True

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