Dickeson--Don't Be Stupid About Paper

The Subtractive, Albeit Confusing, Nature of Inks
Enough already? Add THIS to the general confusion. Consider the "subtractive" nature of the inks we use to print process color on that paper medium. All of process color comes from the paper. Laying down ink is subtracting. (You must reverse the polarity of your thought process.) We don't add color to the sheet for process color. Cyan, magenta, and yellow inks are liquid filters that subtract from the basic color property supplied by the paper.