Practice question · True or false
Squinting at a painting is a test of its value structure, because it suppresses hue and chroma and leaves the light-and-dark pattern.
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- Ask what information survives when the image is defocused and dimmed.
- It is the oldest test in the studio.
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True
Why
True, and it is the fastest diagnostic available. A composition that reads across a room reads on its light and dark masses; two colours that differ in hue but match in value merge at any distance, which is exactly the failure squinting exposes before an afternoon has been wasted on it.
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