Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 421 · 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: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) green and blue
3. 3.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (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.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) black (c) grey (d) yellow
7. 7.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
11. 11.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) red, green and blue
17. 17.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
20. 20.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
23. 23.🖥️🎨 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
24. 24.🖥️🎨 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
26. 26.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🖥️🎨 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
30. 30.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
31. 31.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
33. 33.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) red and blue (d) red, green and blue
38. 38.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
39. 39.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False

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