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 xxxv
... stripes of the same colour , but of different tones , or at two stripes of different colours taken at the same tone , and placed side by side , if the stripes be not too wide , the eye perceives certain modifications , affecting both ...
... stripes of the same colour , but of different tones , or at two stripes of different colours taken at the same tone , and placed side by side , if the stripes be not too wide , the eye perceives certain modifications , affecting both ...
Page xxxvi
... stripes . If the stripes be secondary colours , as Orange and Green , the comple- mentary of Orange , blue , is added to the green , making it appear bluer , and red , the complementary of Green , is added to the Orange , making it ...
... stripes . If the stripes be secondary colours , as Orange and Green , the comple- mentary of Orange , blue , is added to the green , making it appear bluer , and red , the complementary of Green , is added to the Orange , making it ...
Page xli
... 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 primary colours gain by association with white , but the resulting binary assortments are not all ...
... 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 primary colours gain by association with white , but the resulting binary assortments are not all ...
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... stripes of dif- ferent tones of the same colour , or upon two stripes of the same tone of different colours placed side by side , if the stripes are not too wide , the eye perceives certain modifica- tions which in the first place ...
... stripes of dif- ferent tones of the same colour , or upon two stripes of the same tone of different colours placed side by side , if the stripes are not too wide , the eye perceives certain modifica- tions which in the first place ...
Page 8
... stripes 1 , 1 , are more modified than the stripes 2 , 2 ; and these latter are more modified than the stripes 3 , 3 . For this modification to take place , it is not absolutely necessary for o and p to be contiguous ; for if we cover ...
... stripes 1 , 1 , are more modified than the stripes 2 , 2 ; and these latter are more modified than the stripes 3 , 3 . For this modification to take place , it is not absolutely necessary for o and p to be contiguous ; for if we cover ...
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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