Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 221 · 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.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
2. 2.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
4. 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
7. 7.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) all three lights
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
11. 11.🖥️🎨 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) all three lights
15. 15.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
16. 16.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) red, green and blue
18. 18.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
19. 19.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
20. 20.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) red and green
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue
23. 23.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) yellow (c) grey (d) white
24. 24.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
25. 25.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
27. 27.🖥️🎨 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
28. 28.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
30. 30.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
34. 34.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and green
38. 38.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
39. 39.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen

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