Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 483 · 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.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
2. 2.🖥️🎨 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
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) blue and green
4. 4.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
6. 6.🖥️🎨 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
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
8. 8.🖥️🎨 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
9. 9.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) red, green and blue
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
13. 13.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
15. 15.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) all three lights
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
22. 22.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
24. 24.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
28. 28.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
31. 31.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
36. 36.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🖥️🎨 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
39. 39.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter

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