Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

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

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