1. Subtractive Colour Mixing

2. 1.Explain why a magenta sweater is magenta. When white light strikes the magenta sweater, the sweater absorbs the green and reflects the red and blue, producing magenta.

3. 2. Use a diagram to explain the colour you see for each situation below: a)A mixture of yellow and cyan pigments: Reflects red and green Absorbs blueAbsorbs red Reflects blue and green

4. 2. Use a diagram to explain the colour you see for each situation below: b) A mixture of yellow and magenta pigments: Reflects red and green Absorbs blueAbsorbs green Reflects red and blue

5. 2. Use a diagram to explain the colour you see for each situation below: c) A yellow object through a green filter:

6. 2. Use a diagram to explain the colour you see for each situation below: c) A magenta object through a yellow filter:

7. 3. What colour would you expect to see if you shine white light through a cyan filter at a: a)White object? Cyan b)Green object? Green c)Yellow object? Green d)Red object? Black

8. 4. You need to make green icing from red, yellow and blue. Mix the yellow and cyan colours to obtain green.