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Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 399 · 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.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
  3. 3.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) yellow (d) grey
  4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) green and blue
  5. 5.🖥️🎨 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
  6. 6.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
  7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
  9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
  10. 10.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
  13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  14. 14.🖥️🎨 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
  15. 15.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
  16. 16.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
  18. 18.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
  19. 19.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
  21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
  22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
  23. 23.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
  25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
  28. 28.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
  29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖥️🎨 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
  31. 31.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
  33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
  37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
  40. 40.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple

Answer key

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

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