Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 438 · 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.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
2. 2.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) all three lights (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
4. 4.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
5. 5.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
7. 7.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
14. 14.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) needs light to be seen
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
17. 17.🖥️🎨 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) all three lights
22. 22.🖥️🎨 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
23. 23.🖥️🎨 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
24. 24.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
27. 27.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
29. 29.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
32. 32.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🖥️🎨 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
34. 34.🖥️🎨 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
35. 35.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) glows with its own light
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) white (d) black
38. 38.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False

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