Datasheet

Part I: The Basics of Color Editing

Figure 1-1: This simple color wheel shows red, green, and blue hues.

The first thing you might question is the yellow patch, made from green plus

red. Keep in mind that you’re mixing light, not paint. Mix equal parts of red

and green light, and you get yellow. No, we’re not making this up! Your eyes

see yellow when something you’re looking at emits equal parts of green and

red light.

Still doubt us? Well, paint a yellow patch on your monitor in an Elements file,

then zoom in and look very closely at the monitor. The only colors you see

are little, glowing pixels of green and red. It’s counter-intuitive, but green and

red light make yellow.

Red

Yellow

(Red + Green)

Magenta

(Red + Blue)

Blue

Cyan

(Green + Blue)

Green

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