Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 288 · 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.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
2. 2.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🖥️🎨 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
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) red, green and blue (c) all three lights (d) green and red
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
10. 10.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
15. 15.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) green and blue
17. 17.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and blue (d) red and green
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
21. 21.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🖥️🎨 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
26. 26.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) red and green
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🖥️🎨 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
31. 31.🖥️🎨 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
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
36. 36.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
40. 40.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter

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