Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 169 · 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: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
3. 3.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
6. 6.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
8. 8.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) yellow (c) grey (d) white
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
12. 12.🖥️🎨 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
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
14. 14.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
16. 16.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🖥️🎨 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
20. 20.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
21. 21.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
24. 24.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
25. 25.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
26. 26.🖥️🎨 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
28. 28.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
29. 29.🖥️🎨 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
30. 30.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
33. 33.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and red
35. 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) red and blue
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
37. 37.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
38. 38.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue

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