Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 428 · 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) blue (b) red (c) green
2. 2.🖥️🎨 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
3. 3.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) black (c) grey (d) yellow
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) all three lights
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
11. 11.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) blue and green (d) red, green and blue
14. 14.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
15. 15.🖥️🎨 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
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) red and blue
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
18. 18.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) all three lights (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
22. 22.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
24. 24.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
27. 27.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
29. 29.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
32. 32.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
34. 34.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and green
37. 37.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
38. 38.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True

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