In this simple video, you can see that where the red light is blocked by the golf ball, the shadow is cyan, because only the blue and green lights are combined. Where the green light is blocked, the shadow is magenta, because only the red and blue combine. And where the blue light is blocked, the red and green lights combine to make yellow. At the front of the golf ball, where all three lights combine, the ball appears white.
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Summary: Throughout history, artist pigments have been made from deadly metals, poisonous minerals, urine, cow dung, and even crushed insects. From grinding down beetles and burning animal bones to alchemy and serendipity, Chromatopia reveals the origin stories of over 50 of history's most extraordinary pigments.Spanning the ancient world to modern leaps in technology, this is a book for the artist, the history buff, the science lover and the design fanatic. (Back cover)
