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Green light is a primary additive colour - as it is one of the colours to make white light
Green light is a primary additive colour - as it is one of the colours to make white light
You 'see' green when all the other wavelengths of colour are absorbed into a surface, and green is reflected to your eye..
In the depth of a rainforest the light will reflect from all the green. We connect to nature with green.
Meet George Green light!
Green light is a primary additive colour - as it is one of the colours to make white light.
If equal proportions of these colours are added then white light is seen.
A mixture of different amount of colours will create the other colours
We have created a clip in YouTube - please click on the image to see it!
the white light reflects the true colour of the copper nails
Different light colours will make an object look different. Our brain will look at different parts of the image, compare them and determine what the colour would be if it were illuminated with white light.
Wendy's owl is silver. Under normal light you can see the contrasts and reflections.
See more about Wendy's work by clicking on her images.
When the silver is under green light, all the colours are absorbed except for green which is reflected to the eye. The owl feels like it is deep in the forest!
Leonie uses a sheer over her balloons, which could also create the same effect with green light.
See more about Leonie by clicking on her images.
The green light creates drama on a dark surface.
Glenise paints the cool greens of the rainforest in the tropics.
See more about Glenise by clicking on her images.
The round green light relates to the shape of the arch and the canopy in Glenise's piece.