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Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 733 · 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 lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) red and green
  2. 2.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
  3. 3.🖥️🎨 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
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
  5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
  6. 6.🖥️🎨 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
  7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
  9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.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) uses red, green, blue
  11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
  18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
  20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
  23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
  24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
  26. 26.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
  28. 28.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) yellow (c) grey (d) white
  29. 29.🖥️🎨 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
  30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
  32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
  34. 34.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
  35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
  38. 38.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
  39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) blue and green (d) all three lights
  40. 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue

Answer key

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

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