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Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 616 · 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) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
  2. 2.🖥️🎨 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
  3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
  5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🖥️🎨 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
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
  8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
  13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
  15. 15.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
  17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
  19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
  20. 20.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
  21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
  23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and green
  24. 24.🖥️🎨 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
  25. 25.🖥️🎨 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
  26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
  29. 29.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
  30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
  31. 31.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
  33. 33.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
  34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
  36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) blue and green
  37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
  38. 38.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) grey (c) black (d) yellow
  39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖥️🎨 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

Answer key

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

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