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 xxxvi
... latter appear indigo ; the colour added to each being red , the primary absent from the view of the contiguous stripes . If the stripes be secondary colours , as Orange and Green , the comple- mentary of Orange , blue , is added to the ...
... latter appear indigo ; the colour added to each being red , the primary absent from the view of the contiguous stripes . If the stripes be secondary colours , as Orange and Green , the comple- mentary of Orange , blue , is added to the ...
Page xxxvii
... latter will appear bluer , and the other yellower . Thus , simple or primary colours , when in contact , pass in- sensibly into secondary or compound colours ; for the same Red becomes purple or orange , according as it is placed in ...
... latter will appear bluer , and the other yellower . Thus , simple or primary colours , when in contact , pass in- sensibly into secondary or compound colours ; for the same Red becomes purple or orange , according as it is placed in ...
Page xli
... latter present too great a contrast of tone . White placed beside a colour strengthens its tone ; it acts as if we took away from the colour the white light that enfeebled its intensity . INFLUENCE OF THE CONTIGUITY OF BLACK ON COLOURS ...
... latter present too great a contrast of tone . White placed beside a colour strengthens its tone ; it acts as if we took away from the colour the white light that enfeebled its intensity . INFLUENCE OF THE CONTIGUITY OF BLACK ON COLOURS ...
Page xlii
... latter , that whatever be the difference in light or bril- liancy observable between the different colours associated , there will always be harmony of contrast . The deep tones of all the scales , and even of the Blue and Violet scales ...
... latter , that whatever be the difference in light or bril- liancy observable between the different colours associated , there will always be harmony of contrast . The deep tones of all the scales , and even of the Blue and Violet scales ...
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... latter is due to the fact that the body absorbs or ex- tinguishes within its substance a certain number of coloured rays , and reflects others . It is evident that the coloured rays reflected are of a different colour from those ...
... latter is due to the fact that the body absorbs or ex- tinguishes within its substance a certain number of coloured rays , and reflects others . It is evident that the coloured rays reflected are of a different colour from those ...
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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