Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

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

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