Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 312 · 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) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
2. 2.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) green and red
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
7. 7.🖥️🎨 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
8. 8.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) needs light to be seen
9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
11. 11.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
12. 12.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
13. 13.🖥️🎨 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
14. 14.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
17. 17.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
18. 18.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
20. 20.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
21. 21.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing red 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, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
26. 26.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) red and blue (d) green and red
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
35. 35.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
36. 36.🖥️🎨 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
37. 37.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) black (c) white (d) grey
38. 38.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown

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