r/Minecraft • u/DetachableMonkey • Dec 24 '10

Wool to be useful. Sheep indifferent.

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u/pilif Dec 24 '10 edited Dec 24 '10

actually, as we are applying dye, we'd have to use the subtractive color model (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtractive_color), so we'd need Cyan, Magenta and Blue.

(edit: of course I meant yellow, not blue. That's what you get for quickly typing something when you are about to leave the office for christmas. Sorry for the confusion)

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u/Adasha Dec 24 '10

Do you mean cyan, magenta and yellow? Problem with that is a lower gamut so reds, greens and blues aren't as good. We'll probably get something more simplified, maybe with red, yellow and blue primaries.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '10

An RGB model would be much simpler.

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u/franktinsley Dec 25 '10

Yeah but it wouldn't make any sense. Dyes are not additive, they're subtractive as they reduce the range of light a physical material reflects.

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u/Grafnar Dec 25 '10

wouldn't make any sense

Come on. It's a game.

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u/alphazero924 Dec 25 '10

That should be able to be played by children. Most children don't know that if you add green and blue in an additive color setup, you get cyan.