Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 366 · 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, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
6. 6.🖥️🎨 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
8. 8.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
9. 9.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) all three lights
12. 12.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) all three lights
13. 13.🖥️🎨 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
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and green
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
16. 16.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and red
24. 24.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and red
29. 29.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) all three lights
33. 33.🖥️🎨 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
34. 34.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
38. 38.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
39. 39.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
40. 40.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue

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