Thursday, April 8, 2010

SELECTING AND MIXING COLORS page 42

added, in sufficiently slight quantities as not to impair the color.

Aside from the hard tones of black, which are far from agreeable, it aptly illustrates a previous statement, that dark, deep strong colors are not as appropriate for pale, thin delicate tints as those which approximate the sale of the local color.

Black is the darkest and strongest color, and has its legitimate place. Only an expert should attempt to use it for any effect for which the use of another color will do.