The trichromatic principles of additive and subtractive color mixture have been the foundation of the color reproduction technologies for about 130 years. Yet, today, they remain a poorly understood phenomenon in much of the fine art world as well as the general public. Part of the problem stems from a lack of a simple, effective, widely accessible method for presenting additive color mixtures. This article describes a new, unique means of demonstrating additive color mixture using colored mosaic patterns displayed on computer screens in combination with a simple optical diffuser. Three illustrations composed of primary colored mosaic designs are described along with the underlying theory they are based upon. The potential for this technique as a valuable educational tool for teaching the art and science of color mixture, as well as a new approach for designs in the visual arts, is discussed. Finally, a small representational luminous mosaic image is offered as an example of the creative possibilities in this unexplored realm of art.

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观察、演示和教学加色混合的新方法

大约 130 年来，加色和减色混合的三原色原理一直是色彩再现技术的基础。然而，今天，它们在许多美术界和普通大众中仍然是一个鲜为人知的现象。部分问题源于缺乏一种简单、有效、广泛使用的方法来呈现加色混合。本文介绍了一种新的、独特的方法，可以使用计算机屏幕上显示的彩色马赛克图案和简单的光学漫射器来演示加色混合。描述了由原色马赛克设计组成的三个插图以及它们所基于的基本理论。这种技术作为一种宝贵的教育工具的潜力，用于教授色彩混合的艺术和科学，以及视觉艺术设计的新方法，进行了讨论。最后，提供了一个小的具有代表性的发光马赛克图像，作为这个未开发的艺术领域中创造性可能性的一个例子。