Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 435 · 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: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🖥️🎨 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
3. 3.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
4. 4.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) blue and red (d) green and red
7. 7.🖥️🎨 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
8. 8.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and red
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
11. 11.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
13. 13.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
15. 15.💡 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
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) all three lights (c) blue and green (d) green and blue
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
18. 18.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
19. 19.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
20. 20.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
28. 28.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
30. 30.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
33. 33.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
36. 36.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
38. 38.🖥️🎨 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
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue

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