Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 467 · 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.🖥️🎨 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
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
3. 3.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) blue and green (c) green and blue (d) red and green
5. 5.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
9. 9.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
11. 11.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
16. 16.🖥️🎨 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
17. 17.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) black (c) yellow (d) grey
18. 18.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
20. 20.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
21. 21.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
23. 23.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) green and blue
25. 25.🖥️🎨 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
26. 26.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
27. 27.🖥️🎨 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
28. 28.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
29. 29.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
33. 33.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False

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