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Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 281 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. paint on paper
  2. uses red, yellow, blue
  3. needs light to be seen
  4. green
  5. cyan
  6. True
  7. black
  8. True
  9. needs light to be seen
  10. True
  11. red, yellow, blue
  12. light on a screen
  13. True
  14. True
  15. red, green and blue
  16. white
  17. mixing makes it lighter
  18. green and blue
  19. paint on paper
  20. False
  21. glows with its own light
  22. magenta
  23. True
  24. False
  25. red and green
  26. False
  27. uses red, yellow, blue
  28. light on a screen
  29. magenta
  30. False
  31. yellow
  32. white
  33. False
  34. False
  35. True
  36. green and red
  37. red and blue
  38. blue and green
  39. light on a screen
  40. blue and red

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