Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 256 · 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 paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.🖥️🎨 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
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) blue and green (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
7. 7.🖥️🎨 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
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
10. 10.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) blue and green (c) red and blue (d) green and red
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) green and blue
14. 14.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
15. 15.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
19. 19.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🖥️🎨 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
21. 21.🖥️🎨 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
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
23. 23.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) uses red, yellow, blue
24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
25. 25.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
26. 26.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
28. 28.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) black (d) white
29. 29.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
30. 30.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) mixing makes it lighter
31. 31.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
32. 32.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) blue and red (d) red and blue
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True

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