Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 171 · 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.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
2. 2.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) red and blue
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) green and red
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
6. 6.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🖥️🎨 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
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) black (c) white (d) grey
10. 10.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
11. 11.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
13. 13.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
14. 14.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
15. 15.🖥️🎨 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
16. 16.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
18. 18.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🖥️🎨 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
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
30. 30.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) all three lights (c) red, green and blue (d) red and blue
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
33. 33.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
35. 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) green and blue (d) red and blue
36. 36.🖥️🎨 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
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
40. 40.🖥️🎨 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

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