Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 451 · 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 light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
4. 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue
7. 7.🖥️🎨 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
8. 8.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
9. 9.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
12. 12.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
17. 17.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🖥️🎨 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
25. 25.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
29. 29.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) red, green, blue (d) orange, green, purple
30. 30.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) blue and green
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
34. 34.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
38. 38.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False

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