When thinking about color mixing, it is helpful to think about how colors are ad

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When thinking about color mixing, it is helpful to think about how colors are added as well as what happens when some colors are absorbed by pigments. These two phenomena are called additive and subtractive mixing. The drama department wants to use stage lighting to produce a magenta color. They have red, green and blue lights. How will you adjust the lights to produce this color? Why? You are helping the drama department create a green backdrop for a play. You can mix any combination of cyan, magenta and yellow paints. Which paints will you use? Why? Your physics teacher and your art teacher may give different responses when you ask them which colors are primary. Why might that be?

Explanation / Answer

1. the blue and red light can be mixed to get magenta

2. Green is obtained by mixing Yellow + blue

3. Physics teacher sys the Red , blue and green are primary colours and arts teacher says they are red , blue and green

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