Science Mini-Lesson

By: Bekah, Tanner, and Xavier

Combine colors

understanding light is useful in the professions of; photography, art, theatre

lighting, and printing.
It is possible to produce any colors by mixing the spectrum in varying
amounts.
Three colors that can be used to make any other colors are called the
primary colors which are; red, blue, and green.
And two primary colors that are combined are

called secondary colors.

Primary Colors
Three colors that can be used to make any other color
The primary colors are red, green, and blue
When the primary colors are combined equally, they make a white
light
Different amounts of of the primary colors added together can
create new colors such as yellow, cyan, and magenta

Secondary Colors
Any color produced by combining equal amounts of any two
primary colors
The secondary colors of light are yellow, cyan, and magenta
When all secondary colors are combined at equal amounts it
produces primary colors and a black pigment

Complementary Colors
Any two colors that combine to form white light or black pigment
Colors on opposite sides of the color wheel produce white light,
unless the colors are uneven
examples of complementary colors are, yellow and blue, cyan and
red, and magenta and green

Mixing Pigments
Pigments are substances that are used to color other materials.
They are opaque, and reflect certain colors. So you see the color it
reflects.
The more pigments, the more colors are absorbed, and less are
reflected.
More pigments makes darker colors.
If you combine all primary colors (cyan, magenta, and yellow)
equally, you get black.
You can combine any two primary colors in different amounts to get
any color.
There is four color printing made up of cyan, magenta, yellow,
and black dots to make up all colors.

Mixing Pigments Pictures

Overlapping Primary Colors of pigments

Four color printing

Sources
Prentice Hall Science Explorer Physical
Science Textbook
http://www.colourtherapyhealing.
com/colour/subtractive_primary_colours.php
http://www.uwgb.edu/heuerc/2d/colorsystm.
html