Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 680 · 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, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
4. 4.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🖥️🎨 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
7. 7.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
8. 8.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
12. 12.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) black (c) yellow (d) white
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
15. 15.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
17. 17.🖥️🎨 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
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) blue and green (c) red and blue (d) red, green and blue
21. 21.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) all three lights
23. 23.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
27. 27.🖥️🎨 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
28. 28.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) blue and red
32. 32.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
33. 33.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
34. 34.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
38. 38.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter

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