Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 143 · 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: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
3. 3.🖥️🎨 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
4. 4.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
5. 5.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
7. 7.🖥️🎨 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
8. 8.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
10. 10.🖥️🎨 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
12. 12.🖥️🎨 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
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and red
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
16. 16.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
19. 19.🖥️🎨 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
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
21. 21.💡 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
22. 22.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
23. 23.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) all three lights (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
28. 28.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
31. 31.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
32. 32.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) uses red, yellow, blue
33. 33.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
35. 35.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) green and blue
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
38. 38.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) white (c) yellow (d) black

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