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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Page xxxix
... EFFECT OF CONTRAST OF TWO COLOURS . The form of an object , and its gloss or polish , have a considerable influence upon the effect of associated or contiguous colours . Form exerts its influence by the effects of light and shade it ...
... EFFECT OF CONTRAST OF TWO COLOURS . The form of an object , and its gloss or polish , have a considerable influence upon the effect of associated or contiguous colours . Form exerts its influence by the effects of light and shade it ...
Page xli
... effect of the white light reflected by the black is more or less neutralised by the light of the white stripe ; and it is by an analogous action that white heightens the tone of the colours with which it is placed in contact . All the ...
... effect of the white light reflected by the black is more or less neutralised by the light of the white stripe ; and it is by an analogous action that white heightens the tone of the colours with which it is placed in contact . All the ...
Page xliv
... effect is produced . 6. Black harmonises with sombre colours , Blue and Violet , and with broken tones of luminous colours produces harmony of analogy some- times with a good effect . 7. Black does not associate so well with a luminous ...
... effect is produced . 6. Black harmonises with sombre colours , Blue and Violet , and with broken tones of luminous colours produces harmony of analogy some- times with a good effect . 7. Black does not associate so well with a luminous ...
Page xlv
... effect of contrast of tone . Thus , in a room papered with the deep crimson paper so commonly employed , the tone is so deep , that it forms a strong contrasting background to all light - coloured objects placed in it ; but dark ...
... effect of contrast of tone . Thus , in a room papered with the deep crimson paper so commonly employed , the tone is so deep , that it forms a strong contrasting background to all light - coloured objects placed in it ; but dark ...
Page xlvi
... effect will be attained by taking the lightest tones and brightest hues for the walls , and the deepest for the carpet . The colour of the wood for the chairs , & c . , will contrast sufficiently to secure dis- tinct relief . The ...
... effect will be attained by taking the lightest tones and brightest hues for the walls , and the deepest for the carpet . The colour of the wood for the chairs , & c . , will contrast sufficiently to secure dis- tinct relief . The ...
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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