“In the real world there are many tones, from white at one extreme, through a large number of medium tones to black at the other extreme. To achieve a three-dimensional effect on paper you need just three - white, black and medium gray.” WorldNeedsRealThreeBlackWhiteNumbersAchieveEffectsPaperExtremesMediumsToneGrayReal WorldLarge Numbers Author:Stan Smith
“The stone in quarries is found to be of different and unlike qualities. In some it is soft, in others it is medium, in still others it is hard as in lava quarries. There are also numerous other kinds: for instance, in Campania, red and black tufas; in Umbria, Picenum, and Venetia, white tufa which can be cut with a toothed saw like wood.” KindStillsDifferentHardFoundBlackWhiteQualitySawsCuttingRedStonesWoodsMediumsInstanceLavaQuarryUmbriaRed And Black Author:Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
“One of the interesting things I discovered is that in the late 19th century, painters actually had black-and-white copies made of their own paintings. They chose it even over photographs because they knew the photographic medium would distort their work.” MadeBlackWhiteInterestingCenturyPaintingLatePhotographMediumsPainterCopiesBlack And WhiteInteresting Things19th Century Author:Robert Longo
“I think we're entering a new period of filmmaking that's analogous to switching from black-and-white to color, or from silent to sound. The medium is completely flexible, and it's not bound by anything. If you imagine something, you can do it.” IfsThinkingSoundBlackCan DoWhiteImagineColorPeriodsSilentBoundsMediumsFilmmakingBlack And WhiteEnteringYou Can Do ItFlexibleSwitching Author:Jean-Pierre Jeunet