Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 966 · 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: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and green
3. 3.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.🖥️🎨 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
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
7. 7.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
12. 12.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) all three lights
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) all three lights (d) green and blue
17. 17.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
18. 18.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
21. 21.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
23. 23.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
29. 29.🖥️🎨 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
30. 30.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) green and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and red
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
35. 35.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) white (c) grey (d) black
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
40. 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) red and blue

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