– What happens when an artist mixes paint for a painting? Are the pigments actually changing physically/chemically? What is actually happening to make the paints change color?

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– What happens when an artist mixes paint for a painting? Are the pigments actually changing physically/chemically? What is actually happening to make the paints change color?

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Simple explanation – by adding new paint into a mix you add new molecules that absorb portion of incoming light THUS subtracting portion of reflected light, giving new color.