Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 469 · 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) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) green and red
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
6. 6.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) red and green
8. 8.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
9. 9.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
12. 12.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) red and blue
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
19. 19.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) yellow (d) grey
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
23. 23.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🖥️🎨 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
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
28. 28.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
29. 29.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
31. 31.🖥️🎨 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
32. 32.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
33. 33.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) all three lights (c) red and green (d) red and blue
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False

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