Practice question · Select all that apply
Which are true of simultaneous contrast?
Hints
- Three describe how the effect behaves; one proposes a cure that does not exist.
- The effect is in the viewer, not in the paint.
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- A. It is strongest along the shared edge and weakens away from it
- B. Each of two adjacent colours pushes the other towards its own complement
- D. The shift happens along the value scale as well as around the hue circle
Why
Nothing done on the palette removes it, because it is not in the paint. The only control available is choosing the neighbour, which is precisely why Albers taught colour by making students place samples rather than mix them.
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