Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 342 · 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.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
2. 2.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue
4. 4.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) uses red, yellow, blue
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
6. 6.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
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 brown (d) all three make white
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
14. 14.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
20. 20.🖥️🎨 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
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) red and blue
22. 22.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
23. 23.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🖥️🎨 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
25. 25.🖥️🎨 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
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🖥️🎨 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
31. 31.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
38. 38.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False

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