Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 723 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
5. 5.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) uses red, yellow, blue
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) blue and green
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) blue and red (d) red and green
10. 10.🖥️🎨 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
12. 12.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
15. 15.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) blue and red (c) all three lights (d) green and red
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
22. 22.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
23. 23.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) needs light to be seen
24. 24.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
29. 29.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” 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 cyan. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
33. 33.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
34. 34.🖥️🎨 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
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
37. 37.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) black (d) white
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) green and red
39. 39.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
40. 40.🔍 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

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