Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 595 · 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.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
5. 5.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
6. 6.🖥️🎨 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
7. 7.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🖥️🎨 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
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) blue and green
10. 10.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
13. 13.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) green and blue
15. 15.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) uses red, yellow, blue
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
17. 17.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
19. 19.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) red and blue
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🖥️🎨 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
33. 33.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
34. 34.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True

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