"Discreet cells. Discreet dots. Same principle." It would be the same principle, if color printing were only about placing discrete colored dots next to each o

"Discreet cells. Discreet dots. Same principle." It would be the same principle, if color printing were only about placing discrete colored dots next to each other in order to form new colors, but that is not usually the case. Color printing usually involves placing different color inks over each other, and that makes everything different. In any case, if you are curious, look up wikipedia for subtractive color and additive color and color mixing.