Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 938 · 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.🖥️🎨 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
2. 2.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
5. 5.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
12. 12.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🖥️🎨 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
14. 14.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
15. 15.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
16. 16.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🖥️🎨 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
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) grey (c) yellow (d) white
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🖥️🎨 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
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) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
29. 29.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) red and green
32. 32.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
38. 38.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white
39. 39.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) all three make brown
40. 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) blue and red

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