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“The secret of 'fusion' is the fact that the artist's eye sees in nature... an inexhaustible wealth of tension, rhythms, continuities, and contrasts which can be rendered in line and color.”

Facts Eye Artist Lines Wealth Secret Color Rhythm Tension Contrast Continuity Fusion

Author:Susanne Katherina Langer

“Suffice it to say that black and white are also colors... for their simultaneous contrast is as striking as that of green and red, for instance.”

Black White Color Red Green Instance Colour Contrast Black And White Simultaneous

Book:Vincent Van Gogh: The Drawings

Source: Vincent Van Gogh: The Drawings

“An artist finds his happiest combination in a play of complementary colors. They are direct contrasts yet do not jar; they awaken the beholder, but do not disturb him.”

Play Artist Color Direct Combination Contrast Jars Beholder Complementary Complementary Colors

Author:Charles E. Burchfield

“Contrast warm to cool. Make color sing, ring like a bell. Work from big to small.”

Bigs Color Warm Rings Contrast Bells

Author:Sergei Bongart

“You cannot do everything you want with the 3D camera, it's too big, and the digital quality of those cameras is a little bit limiting. With film, you have a lot more subtly, like with highlights and color. In terms of sharpness they (both formats) are very close; but in terms of nuance, of color and contrast, film is far superior.”

Want Littles Bigs Film Bits Term Quality Color Little Bit Cameras Superiors Digital Contrast Format Nuance Highlights Sharpness

Author:Michel Gondry

“I know that the battle scenes, as well, are quite gory and quite strong. Battle was romantic, but it was far from being easy. It's nice, in both respects, to have that color and contrast.”

Knows Wells Strong Easy Nice Color Scene Battle Contrast

Author:Tamsin Egerton

“The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it.”

May Littles Said Eye Effects Produce Color Painting Ill Contrary Shock Opposition Contrast

Book:Delphi Collected Works of Voltaire (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Collected Works of Voltaire (Illustrated)