Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 397 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) all three lights
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
4. 4.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
5. 5.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
6. 6.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🖥️🎨 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
9. 9.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
10. 10.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
12. 12.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
13. 13.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
17. 17.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) green and red
19. 19.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) all three lights (c) blue and red (d) blue and green
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and blue
28. 28.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
29. 29.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
33. 33.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
35. 35.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
36. 36.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
38. 38.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True

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