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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... Violet , and 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 ...
... Violet , and 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 ...
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... Violet , the Grey is coloured by Blue , that being the primary in excess . Green consists of Blue and Yellow Violet consists of Blue and Red The compound contains twice as much Blue as Red or Yel- low . In mixing Green with Orange , the ...
... Violet , the Grey is coloured by Blue , that being the primary in excess . Green consists of Blue and Yellow Violet consists of Blue and Red The compound contains twice as much Blue as Red or Yel- low . In mixing Green with Orange , the ...
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... Violet consists of Red and Blue as much Red as Blue or Yellow . It is understood that the colours employed are of equal strength and proportions . COLOURS ARE MODIFIED IN HUE AND INTENSITY . When one pure colour is added to another pure ...
... Violet consists of Red and Blue as much Red as Blue or Yellow . It is understood that the colours employed are of equal strength and proportions . COLOURS ARE MODIFIED IN HUE AND INTENSITY . When one pure colour is added to another pure ...
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... Violet , and deep Green . The deep and broken tones of the luminous scale become sombre colours , and the light tones of blue and violet become luminous colours . Orange is the only secondary colour which cannot become cold , because it ...
... Violet , and deep Green . The deep and broken tones of the luminous scale become sombre colours , and the light tones of blue and violet become luminous colours . Orange is the only secondary colour which cannot become cold , because it ...
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... Violet ( Blue and Red ) . By this it will be seen that the complementary of a primary colour is the secondary composed of the other two primaries , and vice versá ; thus : Orange ( red and yellow ) is complementary to Blue . Green ...
... Violet ( Blue and Red ) . By this it will be seen that the complementary of a primary colour is the secondary composed of the other two primaries , and vice versá ; thus : Orange ( red and yellow ) is complementary to Blue . Green ...
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agreeable appear arrangement association ASSORTMENT OF COLOURS assortment White BEAUVAIS TAPESTRY Bengal Rose binary Black Blue border brilliant carpet CHAPTER chiar'oscuro coloured light coloured materials coloured objects complementary complementary colour complexion composed contiguous contrast of colours contrast of tone Dahlia decoration different colours dominant colour drapery employed example favourable flat tints flowers glass Gobelins Green Green threads Guelder Rose hangings harmonies of analogy harmony of contrast hues imitation Indigo Jasminum fruticans Judas tree juxtaposition Laburnum latter law of contrast law of simultaneous less light tones masses mixed mixture modifications neutralise observations Orange Orange colour ornaments painter painting patterns perceive picture pink placed plants preceding present principle principle of distinct produce Prunus mahaleb pure colour rays falling reflected relation remark result Ribes rubrum Savonnerie scale sight simultaneous contrast spectator stuff suitable surface tapestry threads tion trast uniform Violet Lilac wainscoting White ground white light Yellow