The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colours, and Their Applications to the Arts: Including Painting, Interior Decoration, Tapestries, Carpets, Mosaics, Coloured Glazing, Paper-staining, Calico-printing, Letterpress Printing, Map-colouring, Dress, Landscape and Flower Gardening, EtcHenry G. Bohn, 1860 - 465 pages |
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... Orange , Green , and Violet . The Colours of the Spectrum . Compounds of two Primaries . Colours in which all three primaries exist . The primary or the secondary requisite to make up the complement of coloured rays that constitute ...
... Orange , Green , and Violet . The Colours of the Spectrum . Compounds of two Primaries . Colours in which all three primaries exist . The primary or the secondary requisite to make up the complement of coloured rays that constitute ...
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... Orange are compound , or secondary colours . The mixture of Blue with Red produces Violet . The mixture of Blue with Yellow produces Green . The mixture of Red with Yellow produces Orange . These compound colours vary in hue according ...
... Orange are compound , or secondary colours . The mixture of Blue with Red produces Violet . The mixture of Blue with Yellow produces Green . The mixture of Red with Yellow produces Orange . These compound colours vary in hue according ...
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... Orange , the Grey is coloured by Yellow , being the primary in excess . Green consists of Blue and Yellow Orange consists of Red and Yellow that The compound contains twice as much Yellow as Blue or Red . In mixing Violet with Orange ...
... Orange , the Grey is coloured by Yellow , being the primary in excess . Green consists of Blue and Yellow Orange consists of Red and Yellow that The compound contains twice as much Yellow as Blue or Red . In mixing Violet with Orange ...
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... Orange ( red and yellow ) is complementary to Blue . Green ( blue and yellow ) is complementary to Red . Violet ( red and blue ) is complementary to Yellow . If the Blue is tinged with red , its complementary , Orange , will be yellower ...
... Orange ( red and yellow ) is complementary to Blue . Green ( blue and yellow ) is complementary to Red . Violet ( red and blue ) is complementary to Yellow . If the Blue is tinged with red , its complementary , Orange , will be yellower ...
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... Orange and Green , the comple- mentary of Orange , blue , is added to the green , making it appear bluer , and red , the complementary of Green , is added to the Orange , making it appear redder ; or , what is the same thing , Yellow ...
... Orange and Green , the comple- mentary of Orange , blue , is added to the green , making it appear bluer , and red , the complementary of Green , is added to the Orange , making it appear redder ; or , what is the same thing , Yellow ...
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aerial perspective agreeable artist association assortment White band BEAUVAIS TAPESTRY binary assortments Black Blue and Violet border brilliant CHAPTER chiar'oscuro coloured light coloured materials coloured objects coloured rays complementary colour complexion contrast of colours contrast of tone different colours drapery employed example favourable flat tints flowers furniture glass GOBELINS TAPESTRY Green Green threads Greenish-Yellow hangings harmony of analogy harmony of contrast height of tone hues imitation incline Indigo inferior intensity Jasminum fruticans Laburnum latter law of contrast LAW OF SIMULTANEOUS less less Brown light tones Lilac luminous colours manner mixture neutralise normal tone observations Orange Orange colour Orange-Yellow painter painting paper patterns perceive picture Pink placed plants portion preceding present principle Prunus mahaleb pure colour rays falling reflected remark render represent result retina rose SAVONNERIE CARPETS scale simple colours simultaneous contrast sombre colours spectator stripes stuff surface tion trast Violet wainscoting White ground white light