Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 612 · 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.🖥️🎨 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
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) all three lights (c) red and green (d) blue and red
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) green and blue (c) red and blue (d) blue and red
5. 5.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
9. 9.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
10. 10.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) green and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) red and blue
12. 12.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🖥️🎨 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
14. 14.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) black (c) yellow (d) white
15. 15.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
16. 16.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue
20. 20.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
22. 22.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
29. 29.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
32. 32.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🖥️🎨 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
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue

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