Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

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

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