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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... tone , or intensity ; it is so important that this kind of con- trast be fully recognised and appreciated , that the reader should keep his attention constantly directed to it . The nature of luminous and sombre colours should also be ...
... tone , or intensity ; it is so important that this kind of con- trast be fully recognised and appreciated , that the reader should keep his attention constantly directed to it . The nature of luminous and sombre colours should also be ...
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... tones of sombre colours . Blue , Violet , and the broken tones of the luminous colours . The same as Luminous colours . The same as Sombre colours . Material Colours , or paints . Normal Grey consists of pure black and white mixed in ...
... tones of sombre colours . Blue , Violet , and the broken tones of the luminous colours . The same as Luminous colours . The same as Sombre colours . Material Colours , or paints . Normal Grey consists of pure black and white mixed in ...
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... Tones of that colour . It is understood that the pigment must be taken pure , and free from the admixture of grey or black . In the Rainbow , we find the colours of the prismatic spectrum , but of a lighter or weaker tone . It is usual ...
... Tones of that colour . It is understood that the pigment must be taken pure , and free from the admixture of grey or black . In the Rainbow , we find the colours of the prismatic spectrum , but of a lighter or weaker tone . It is usual ...
Page xxxiii
... tones of blue and violet become luminous colours . Orange is the only secondary colour which cannot become cold ... tones of a given colour . There are as many scales of colour as there are hues . Thus we have tones of the Blue scale ...
... tones of blue and violet become luminous colours . Orange is the only secondary colour which cannot become cold ... tones of a given colour . There are as many scales of colour as there are hues . Thus we have tones of the Blue scale ...
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... tones of the same colour . Both the tone and the hue of a coloured object are modified by the quality of the light by which it is illumined , whether it be direct sun- light , diffused daylight , or diffused reflected light ...
... tones of the same colour . Both the tone and the hue of a coloured object are modified by the quality of the light by which it is illumined , whether it be direct sun- light , diffused daylight , or diffused reflected light ...
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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