Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 647 · 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: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) all three lights (d) green and blue
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
4. 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
6. 6.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
10. 10.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
12. 12.🖥️🎨 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) uses red, yellow, blue
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
15. 15.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
16. 16.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) grey (c) white (d) yellow
17. 17.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
21. 21.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
26. 26.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
28. 28.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
29. 29.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
30. 30.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
31. 31.🖥️🎨 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
32. 32.🖥️🎨 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
33. 33.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.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
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) green and red
38. 38.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white
40. 40.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter

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