Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 805 · 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.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
2. 2.🖥️🎨 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
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
4. 4.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) red and blue (d) red and green
6. 6.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) black (d) white
7. 7.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
9. 9.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) all three lights
11. 11.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue 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.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
17. 17.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🖥️🎨 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
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
22. 22.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
24. 24.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
31. 31.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) blue and red
34. 34.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.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) mixing makes it darker
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🖥️🎨 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
39. 39.🖥️🎨 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
40. 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue

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