Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 96 · 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.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) black (c) grey (d) white
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
7. 7.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) glows with its own light
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and red
14. 14.🖥️🎨 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
15. 15.🔍 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
16. 16.🖥️🎨 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
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
21. 21.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🖥️🎨 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
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
24. 24.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
29. 29.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
32. 32.🖥️🎨 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
33. 33.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) blue and red (c) green and blue (d) red and green
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
38. 38.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
40. 40.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True

Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids