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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... coloured objects , with coloured materials in a state of in- finite division Introduction SECTION I. · · 95 ib ... light and to shade • · • · • • Article 2. - Of colouring , with regard to aerial perspective , relative to variously ...
... coloured objects , with coloured materials in a state of in- finite division Introduction SECTION I. · · 95 ib ... light and to shade • · • · • • Article 2. - Of colouring , with regard to aerial perspective , relative to variously ...
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... coloured rays that constitute white light . The comple- mentary of a primary , as red , is the se- condary composed of the other two prima- ries ( green ) . Yellow , Orange , Red , Light Green , and the light tones of sombre colours ...
... coloured rays that constitute white light . The comple- mentary of a primary , as red , is the se- condary composed of the other two prima- ries ( green ) . Yellow , Orange , Red , Light Green , and the light tones of sombre colours ...
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... LIGHT AND COLOUR . THE SOURCE OF COLOUR . As Light is the source of Colour , it is necessary to commence with an examination of its composition , as the laws of contrast of colours are entirely dependent upon it . When a ray of sunshine ...
... LIGHT AND COLOUR . THE SOURCE OF COLOUR . As Light is the source of Colour , it is necessary to commence with an examination of its composition , as the laws of contrast of colours are entirely dependent upon it . When a ray of sunshine ...
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... colours , and the light tones of blue and violet become luminous colours . Orange is the only secondary colour which cannot become cold , because it is composed of two luminous colours , Yellow and Red . When Yellow predominates in ...
... colours , and the light tones of blue and violet become luminous colours . Orange is the only secondary colour which cannot become cold , because it is composed of two luminous colours , Yellow and Red . When Yellow predominates in ...
Page xxxv
... colours of objects are also greatly modified by the form of the object , which may produce varieties of light and shade , and thus ex- hibit many tones of the same colour . Both the tone and the hue of a coloured object are modified by ...
... colours of objects are also greatly modified by the form of the object , which may produce varieties of light and shade , and thus ex- hibit many tones of the same colour . Both the tone and the hue of a coloured object are modified by ...
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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