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Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 455 · 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: “needs light to be seen”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
  3. 3.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
  5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
  6. 6.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
  8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
  11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
  12. 12.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
  15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
  16. 16.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
  17. 17.🖥️🎨 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
  18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
  19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) green and blue (d) red and green
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
  21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
  24. 24.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) red, green and blue
  26. 26.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
  27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
  28. 28.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
  30. 30.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
  31. 31.🖥️🎨 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
  32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
  34. 34.🖥️🎨 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
  35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) white (c) black (d) yellow
  38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white

Answer key

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

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