Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 675 · 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: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
3. 3.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) red and blue
6. 6.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
10. 10.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and red
12. 12.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
13. 13.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
20. 20.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) blue and red
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) red and green (d) green and blue
24. 24.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
25. 25.🖥️🎨 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
26. 26.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
31. 31.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
33. 33.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🖥️🎨 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
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) all three lights (c) green and red (d) red and blue
40. 40.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta

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