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a piece of silk that has little beauty in itself, frail be much im-
proved only by being pinked, watered, or quilted; the reason is,
in these cases there arises a variety produced by lights, shades,
and reflections.
There are, as I said, certain colours less agreeable than others,
as a brick-wall for example, yet when the sun strikes upon one part
of it, and the sky tinges another part of it, and shadows and reflec-
tions the rest, this variety shall give even that a degree of beauty.
Perfect black, and white are disagreeable; for which reason
a painter should break those extremes of colours, that there may be
a warmth, and melloness in his work : let him (in flesh especially)
remember to avoid the chalk, the brick, and the charcoal, and
think of a pearl, and a ripe peach.
But it is not enough that the colours in themselves are beautiful
sogly, and that there be variety, they must be set by one another,
so as to be mutually assistant to each other; and this not only in the
obje& painted, but in the ground, and whatsoever comes into the
composition; so as that every part, and the whole together may
have a pleasing effect to the eye; such a harmony to it as a good
piece of music has to the ear; but for which no certain rules can be
given no more than for that: except in some few general cases,
which are very obvious, and need not therefore be mentioned here.
The bed that can be done, is to advise one that would know the
beauty of colouring, to observe nature, and how the bed colourists
have imitated her.
What a lightness, thinness, and transparency ; what a warmth,
cleanness, and delicacy is to be seen in life, and in good pictures!
He that would be a good colourist himself must moreover prac-
tise much after, and for a considerable time accustom himself to see
well-coloured pictures only ; but even this will be in vain unless he
has a good eye in the sense, as one is said to have a good ear for
music ;
a piece of silk that has little beauty in itself, frail be much im-
proved only by being pinked, watered, or quilted; the reason is,
in these cases there arises a variety produced by lights, shades,
and reflections.
There are, as I said, certain colours less agreeable than others,
as a brick-wall for example, yet when the sun strikes upon one part
of it, and the sky tinges another part of it, and shadows and reflec-
tions the rest, this variety shall give even that a degree of beauty.
Perfect black, and white are disagreeable; for which reason
a painter should break those extremes of colours, that there may be
a warmth, and melloness in his work : let him (in flesh especially)
remember to avoid the chalk, the brick, and the charcoal, and
think of a pearl, and a ripe peach.
But it is not enough that the colours in themselves are beautiful
sogly, and that there be variety, they must be set by one another,
so as to be mutually assistant to each other; and this not only in the
obje& painted, but in the ground, and whatsoever comes into the
composition; so as that every part, and the whole together may
have a pleasing effect to the eye; such a harmony to it as a good
piece of music has to the ear; but for which no certain rules can be
given no more than for that: except in some few general cases,
which are very obvious, and need not therefore be mentioned here.
The bed that can be done, is to advise one that would know the
beauty of colouring, to observe nature, and how the bed colourists
have imitated her.
What a lightness, thinness, and transparency ; what a warmth,
cleanness, and delicacy is to be seen in life, and in good pictures!
He that would be a good colourist himself must moreover prac-
tise much after, and for a considerable time accustom himself to see
well-coloured pictures only ; but even this will be in vain unless he
has a good eye in the sense, as one is said to have a good ear for
music ;