Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 470 · 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) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🖥️🎨 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
4. 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
8. 8.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
12. 12.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
13. 13.🖥️🎨 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
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
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.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) green and red
22. 22.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
27. 27.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
35. 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False

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