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What is optical mixing?

A. Watching as you mix the colors together
B. Watching as you mix the colors together
C. Looking at the colors as they are mixed
D. Applying layers of pencil on top of each other

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When two hues are placed side by side or on top of each other, your vision produces the illusion of a third colour - this is called optical mixing. Optical mixtures emit an inner glow that you cannot get with physical mixtures - the colours retain their intensity and brightness

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