Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 170 · 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 paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
3. 3.🖥️🎨 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
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
6. 6.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
15. 15.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
17. 17.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) red, green and blue (c) red and blue (d) blue and red
20. 20.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
22. 22.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
25. 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
29. 29.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and green
31. 31.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
33. 33.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
37. 37.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True

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