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SUGGESTIONS FOR ILLUSTRATING THE HARMONIES OF COLORS 
To study the harmonies of colors with any degree of thoroughness, 
it will be necessary for the pupils to use the various colors in harmon- 
ious combinations, and to make enough designs in colors to impress 
the principles of each harmony. 
These combinations are most easily made by using round or square 
tablets, as suggested on page 43. The most simple arrangements 
being in rows, as shown in figure 1 below, and in figures 1 to 5 inclu- 
sive on the following page. 
Fig. 1. 
These rows may be made into border designs by mounting narrow 
strips of colored paper on each side of the tablets ; or one of the 
neutral colors, black, 
white, gray, gold or 
silver may be used for a 
margin, or even pen- 
ciled or inked lines 
drawn on each side of 
the row of tablets, will 
give the effect of a 
border. 
If preferred, a surface 
design may be made as 
shown in figure 2, on 
this page, and in figure 
T 6, on the following 
page. 
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the 
the 
Any of the tablet forms previously given, or other simple fig 
may be used for the element of the design. 
In combinations of this sort the ground color may be one of 
selected colors of the combination, preferably the lighter, and 
other color or colors may be mounted upon it as a design. 
Simple radiating designs com- 
posed of two or more colors may 
also be used effectively to illustrate 
the harmonious combinations of 
colors. The circular tablets are, 
however, the most easily handled, 
and although they are not so 
pleasing in effect as many of the 
designs of more difficult construc- 
tion, their use entirely avoids the 
general fault of beginners in design- 
ing, of over elaboration. 
Fig. 3. 
The combinations given on the following page are not intended 
to indicate the size of the designs, but simply some varieties of 
arrangement. The designs 
made from these suggestions 
should be much larger than is 
shown in the illustrations, and 
all the designs in color should 
be given plenty of space upon 
the page upon which they are 
mounted, so that there may be 
no interference with the intended 
effect by the close proximity of 
other colors. One design upon 
a page is usually more effective 
Fig. 4. than are a number of associated 
designs, unless all of the colors used upon the page are in harmony. 
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