Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 157 · 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 blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
3. 3.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
4. 4.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🖥️🎨 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
6. 6.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
7. 7.🖥️🎨 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
8. 8.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) all three lights (d) blue and green
10. 10.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
12. 12.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) uses red, yellow, blue
14. 14.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
15. 15.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) grey (c) white (d) yellow
17. 17.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
19. 19.🖥️🎨 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
20. 20.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🖥️🎨 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
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) blue and green
27. 27.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.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) all three make white
29. 29.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
30. 30.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) green and blue
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
35. 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) all three lights
36. 36.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
37. 37.🖥️🎨 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
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white

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