Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 303 · 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: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) red and green
3. 3.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) grey (c) yellow (d) white
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
8. 8.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) red and green
11. 11.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
13. 13.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💡 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
15. 15.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
19. 19.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
22. 22.🖥️🎨 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
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
24. 24.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) blue and red (d) blue and green
26. 26.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) green and red
28. 28.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
29. 29.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
30. 30.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
33. 33.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) all three lights (c) red and green (d) green and blue
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
39. 39.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False

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