Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 302 · 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: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) black (c) grey (d) yellow
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
4. 4.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
6. 6.🖥️🎨 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
7. 7.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🖥️🎨 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
9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
11. 11.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
12. 12.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🖥️🎨 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
16. 16.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) all three lights
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
22. 22.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and red
24. 24.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and green
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
36. 36.🖥️🎨 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
37. 37.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and red
39. 39.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False

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