Some Effects of Colour on Colour
This was an exercise from a Maitland Graves colour and design book to paint up a page that shows the effect of the differing surrounding colour or tone on the colour in the centre that is exactly the same mix.
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Here’s a couple of Maitland’s books, these are reprints but I remember the originals at art school being dog-eared from much use.
![Two books by Maitland Graves on a timber floor. One titled Color Fundamentals, the other titled The Art of Colour and Design.](https://guychapman.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/journal/materials/maitland-graves/maitland-graves-books-1024x768.jpeg)