Course 215 · Lesson 04

A Visual Experience: Color Theory, Vision, and Language of Tone

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Additive and Subtractive Color: RGB, CMYK, and How Color Is Reproduced

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Why does an image look different on screen and in print? This lesson explains the two opposite processes of color reproduction — additive RGB that adds light on screens, and subtractive CMYK that blocks light in print — and why people, screens, and printers each describe color differently.

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