Additive & Subtractive Color Theory

Additive colors are made of

• light

• pigment or paint

• nothing

Subtractive colors are made of

• light

• pigment or paint

• nothing

Mark the primary colors for additives.

• Cyan

• Red

• Green

• Blue

Mark the primary colors for subtractives.

• Cyan

• Yellow

• Green

• Magenta

What color do we get when we mix all additive primary colors?

What color do we get when we mix all subtractive primary colors?

Mark the boxes that show where we can find additive colors.

• Movie projector

• TV

• Paintings

• Cell phone screen

• Wall

Mark the boxes that show where you can find subtractive colors.

• TV

• Food coloring

• Watercolor

• Acrylics

• Computer monitor