Applications in Art and Technology

Applications in Art and Technology

Visible light is the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that our eyes can see. It travels in waves and interacts with materials in different ways—it can be reflected, bent, absorbed, or passed through. Artists use visible light to create color, mood, and visu...

Visible light is used in all sorts of creative ways to make things look exciting, beautiful, or dramatic.

Imagine a painting. The red in an apple or the blue in the sky looks that way because the paint reflects certain light colors and absorbs the rest.

Now, picture a stained glass window in an old church. When sunlight shines throug...