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Page 38
The coat of the Hare has a similar grading of tone from dark above to light
beneath . ... COUNTERSHADING PRODUCED BY BLENDED PATTERNS
Countershading , as considered above , depends upon the employment of
graded tones of ...
The coat of the Hare has a similar grading of tone from dark above to light
beneath . ... COUNTERSHADING PRODUCED BY BLENDED PATTERNS
Countershading , as considered above , depends upon the employment of
graded tones of ...
Page 52
The greater the contrast in tone between adjacent elements in an animal ' s
pattern , the greater will be its disruptive ... and in masking by contrast tell - tale
half - tones of surface structures and modelling ; and they are , in fact , the type of
...
The greater the contrast in tone between adjacent elements in an animal ' s
pattern , the greater will be its disruptive ... and in masking by contrast tell - tale
half - tones of surface structures and modelling ; and they are , in fact , the type of
...
Page 55
We have seen that the disruptive effect of a pattern depends , among other
factors , upon the range of tones employed . Now a further important ... At no point
on the cloud can you make out abrupt changes of colour or tone , except at its
edge .
We have seen that the disruptive effect of a pattern depends , among other
factors , upon the range of tones employed . Now a further important ... At no point
on the cloud can you make out abrupt changes of colour or tone , except at its
edge .
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