Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 523 · 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.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
3. 3.🖥️🎨 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
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
5. 5.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
6. 6.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) all three lights (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
12. 12.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
13. 13.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) black (d) white
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
18. 18.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) red and blue
23. 23.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
27. 27.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🖥️🎨 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
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
38. 38.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
39. 39.🖥️🎨 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker

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