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 xli
... ground possessing but a feeble power of reflect- ing light . The lowering of the tone of a colour in contact with Black is always perceptible ; but it is very remarkable that the Black itself is weakened when the contiguous colour is ...
... ground possessing but a feeble power of reflect- ing light . The lowering of the tone of a colour in contact with Black is always perceptible ; but it is very remarkable that the Black itself is weakened when the contiguous colour is ...
Page xlii
... ground upon which it is printed . The modifications Black patterns undergo upon different coloured grounds , are as follows : Upon a Red ground , they appear Dark Green . Upon an Orange ground , they appear Bluish - Black . Upon a Yellow ...
... ground upon which it is printed . The modifications Black patterns undergo upon different coloured grounds , are as follows : Upon a Red ground , they appear Dark Green . Upon an Orange ground , they appear Bluish - Black . Upon a Yellow ...
Page xliii
... ground , as well as the interval or distance we make between the coloured bodies , has some influence on the effect . In furniture patterns , the opposition of the ground to the prevailing colour of the pattern worked upon it is too ...
... ground , as well as the interval or distance we make between the coloured bodies , has some influence on the effect . In furniture patterns , the opposition of the ground to the prevailing colour of the pattern worked upon it is too ...
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... ground having but a feeble power for reflecting light . Thus much for Contrast of Colour . ( 55. ) The lowering of the tone of a colour in contact with black is always perceptible ; but a very remarkable fact is , the weakening of the ...
... ground having but a feeble power for reflecting light . Thus much for Contrast of Colour . ( 55. ) The lowering of the tone of a colour in contact with black is always perceptible ; but a very remarkable fact is , the weakening of the ...
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... ground ; then the square , if red , will appear bordered with a faint green ; if it is yellow , by a blue ; if it is green , by a purplish white ; if it is blue , by a red- dish white ; and if it is black , by a vivid white . 5. If ...
... ground ; then the square , if red , will appear bordered with a faint green ; if it is yellow , by a blue ; if it is green , by a purplish white ; if it is blue , by a red- dish white ; and if it is black , by a vivid white . 5. If ...
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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