Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 580 · 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: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
4. 4.💡 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
5. 5.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
6. 6.🖥️🎨 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
7. 7.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
10. 10.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white
12. 12.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
13. 13.🖥️🎨 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
14. 14.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
16. 16.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) red, green, blue (d) orange, green, purple
18. 18.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
19. 19.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) all three lights
21. 21.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
22. 22.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
25. 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) green and blue (d) blue and green
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) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
28. 28.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) uses red, yellow, blue
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
38. 38.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) green and blue
40. 40.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow

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