Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 74 · 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: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) uses red, yellow, blue
4. 4.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
5. 5.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
7. 7.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
8. 8.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
9. 9.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
10. 10.🖥️🎨 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
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) red and green
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
16. 16.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
17. 17.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
19. 19.🖥️🎨 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
20. 20.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
22. 22.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
24. 24.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
26. 26.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
32. 32.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
33. 33.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) all three lights
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) red and green
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white

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