Mix Colors in Photoshop as if they were Paint
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Color Mixture
Photoshop uses light rather than paint to create color. Because of this, mixing colors of light is a slightly different animal from mixing paint. However in many cases, we get something similar to mixed paint when mixing two colors of light. In other cases, we get something a bit…off. I’m going to show you a technique for experimenting with color mixing in Photoshop. I’ll also show you the results of my color mixing experiments.Read more »
Hexadecimal color is the color mode used on the Web. It’s a very efficient method, using only six digits to identify a single color out of the 16.8 million available on modern computer monitors. This guide will help you understand what “hexadecimal” means, and how to predict what particular color a given six-digit figure (like #7700ff) might create (like violet).
CMYK stands for Cyan-Magenta-Yellow and Key color (black). These are the primary colors for the translucent ink used in offset lithography (printing). When you subtract all four CMYK colors, you get the white of the paper (no color). That’s why CMYK is called “subtractive color”. After the jump, learn more!
RGB stands for Red-Green-Blue, which are the primary colors of light. RGB is the color mode used on computer monitors because they shine light into your eyes. When you add all three RGB primary colors together, you get pure white light. That’s why RGB is called “additive color”. After the jump, learn more!
