Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 665 · 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, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) red and blue
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) green and red
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) green and blue
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) green and red
10. 10.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
14. 14.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) red and blue
17. 17.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) mixing makes it darker
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
23. 23.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
25. 25.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) red and green
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
28. 28.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
30. 30.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🖥️🎨 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
33. 33.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
34. 34.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) red, green and blue
37. 37.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
39. 39.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen

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