Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 711 · 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, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
2. 2.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
5. 5.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) red, green and blue
7. 7.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
8. 8.🖥️🎨 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
9. 9.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) glows with its own light
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
12. 12.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) all three lights (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
13. 13.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
15. 15.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🖥️🎨 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
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) green and red
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
20. 20.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) green and red (d) green and blue
23. 23.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
25. 25.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🖥️🎨 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
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and blue
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
32. 32.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
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and green
34. 34.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
37. 37.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False

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