Any color is more distinctly seen when opposed to its contrary: thus, black on white, blear near yellow, green near red, and so on.


Leonardo da Vinci's advice to artists (ed. Running Press Book Publishers, 1990)

Leonardo da Vinci Quotes

Any color is more distinctly seen when opposed to its contrary: thus, black on white, blear near yellow, green near red, and so on.

Any color is more distinctly seen when opposed to its contrary: thus, black on white, blear near yellow, green near red, and so on.

Any color is more distinctly seen when opposed to its contrary: thus, black on white, blear near yellow, green near red, and so on.

Any color is more distinctly seen when opposed to its contrary: thus, black on white, blear near yellow, green near red, and so on.