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Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 466 · 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 lighter”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
  2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🖥️🎨 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
  4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
  5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) red and blue
  6. 6.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
  7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
  8. 8.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
  9. 9.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
  11. 11.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) yellow (c) white (d) grey
  12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
  13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) blue and green
  14. 14.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
  15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
  18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
  19. 19.🖥️🎨 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
  20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
  22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) blue and green
  23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
  24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
  25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
  29. 29.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
  31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) green and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) all three lights
  34. 34.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
  37. 37.🖥️🎨 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
  38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) red and blue (d) green and red
  39. 39.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
  40. 40.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper

Answer key

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

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