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 xxxiii
... white light , and of reflecting others . The reflected portion being complementary to the portion absorbed ; and if added together they would constitute white light . Thus a red - coloured substance is considered to absorb blue and ...
... white light , and of reflecting others . The reflected portion being complementary to the portion absorbed ; and if added together they would constitute white light . Thus a red - coloured substance is considered to absorb blue and ...
Page xxxiv
... white light is composed of three colours , Blue , Red , and Yellow , the colour that is missing from the compound is termed the Comple- mentary Colour ; thus- Blue is the complementary of Orange ( Red and Yellow ) . Red is the ...
... white light is composed of three colours , Blue , Red , and Yellow , the colour that is missing from the compound is termed the Comple- mentary Colour ; thus- Blue is the complementary of Orange ( Red and Yellow ) . Red is the ...
Page xxxv
... White , it appears lighter and brighter . 6 ° . By being placed in contact ... light colour appears lighter . This is the result of contrast of tone . A ... light and shade , and thus ex- hibit many tones of the same colour . Both the ...
... White , it appears lighter and brighter . 6 ° . By being placed in contact ... light colour appears lighter . This is the result of contrast of tone . A ... light and shade , and thus ex- hibit many tones of the same colour . Both the ...
Page xxxvii
... white light ; thus- Orange , added as a complementary to Green , neutralises a portion of the green , and consequently makes it appear yellower ; and the Green , added to a portion of Red in the Orange , neutralises it , and makes the ...
... white light ; thus- Orange , added as a complementary to Green , neutralises a portion of the green , and consequently makes it appear yellower ; and the Green , added to a portion of Red in the Orange , neutralises it , and makes the ...
Page xl
... light tone : Because , if the latter is not a pure colour , its association with the deep tone brightening it , will purify what grey it has . INFLUENCE OF THE CONTIGUITY OF WHITE ON COLOURS . White substances contiguous to coloured ...
... light tone : Because , if the latter is not a pure colour , its association with the deep tone brightening it , will purify what grey it has . INFLUENCE OF THE CONTIGUITY OF WHITE ON COLOURS . White substances contiguous to coloured ...
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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