Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 973 · 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 paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and red
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) all three lights (c) red, green and blue (d) red and blue
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🖥️🎨 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
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) red and blue
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
9. 9.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🖥️🎨 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
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
17. 17.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
18. 18.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💡 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
20. 20.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
25. 25.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
26. 26.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
32. 32.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
34. 34.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
35. 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and blue (d) red and green
36. 36.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
37. 37.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
38. 38.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
39. 39.🖥️🎨 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue

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