Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 911 · 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 light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
10. 10.🖥️🎨 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
11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) blue and green
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and red
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
17. 17.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
18. 18.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
21. 21.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) green and red
24. 24.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
25. 25.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) black (c) white (d) yellow
27. 27.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) all three lights
30. 30.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) all three lights (c) blue and red (d) red and green
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
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.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
37. 37.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🖥️🎨 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
40. 40.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow

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