Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 813 · 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) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 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
4. 4.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and red
6. 6.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
7. 7.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
8. 8.🖥️🎨 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
9. 9.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) blue and green (d) red, green and blue
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) green and blue
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) green and blue
22. 22.🖥️🎨 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
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (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) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
25. 25.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
27. 27.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
29. 29.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
30. 30.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) white (d) black
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
33. 33.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (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: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False

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