Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 837 · 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.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
3. 3.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
7. 7.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
10. 10.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🖥️🎨 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
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
14. 14.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
16. 16.🖥️🎨 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
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
19. 19.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
21. 21.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
22. 22.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) green and red
25. 25.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
27. 27.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
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and red
30. 30.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) green and blue
34. 34.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True

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