Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 240 · 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.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
4. 4.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💡 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
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) all three lights (d) green and red
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
12. 12.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
13. 13.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) white (d) black
14. 14.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
15. 15.🖥️🎨 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
17. 17.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) all three lights
24. 24.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) red and blue (d) green and red
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) red and green
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and red
28. 28.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
29. 29.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🖥️🎨 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) red and green
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
38. 38.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
39. 39.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
40. 40.🖥️🎨 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

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