Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 533 · 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, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
2. 2.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
3. 3.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
10. 10.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
17. 17.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.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
19. 19.🖥️🎨 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
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and red
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
25. 25.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) red and green
30. 30.🖥️🎨 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
31. 31.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) black (d) white
32. 32.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
38. 38.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter

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