Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 239 · 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: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) red and green
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
4. 4.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
7. 7.🖥️🎨 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
8. 8.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
10. 10.🖥️🎨 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
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
12. 12.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and red
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.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) needs light to be seen
19. 19.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) green and red
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
23. 23.💡 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
24. 24.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
28. 28.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
29. 29.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) green and blue
33. 33.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🖥️🎨 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
35. 35.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
36. 36.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) grey (c) yellow (d) white
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
40. 40.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False

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