Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 248 · 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 light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
4. 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🖥️🎨 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
6. 6.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
7. 7.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
10. 10.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
11. 11.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
12. 12.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) grey (c) black (d) yellow
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) all three lights (c) red and green (d) blue and red
19. 19.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
23. 23.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) all three lights
25. 25.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and blue (d) blue and red
28. 28.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
30. 30.🖥️🎨 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
31. 31.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
33. 33.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
34. 34.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False

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