Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 531 · 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, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
7. 7.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
9. 9.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
10. 10.🖥️🎨 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
11. 11.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) red, green, blue (d) orange, green, purple
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
17. 17.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and blue (d) blue and red
20. 20.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) black (c) grey (d) white
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
24. 24.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
25. 25.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🖥️🎨 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
31. 31.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🖥️🎨 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
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) all three lights (d) blue and green
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
36. 36.🖥️🎨 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
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
39. 39.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False

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