Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 280 · 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: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) grey (c) yellow (d) white
3. 3.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white
4. 4.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
7. 7.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
8. 8.🖥️🎨 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
9. 9.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🖥️🎨 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
11. 11.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
21. 21.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
24. 24.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
25. 25.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
28. 28.🖥️🎨 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
31. 31.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
32. 32.🖥️🎨 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
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
36. 36.🖥️🎨 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
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) green and red (d) blue and green
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) red and green
39. 39.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green

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