The theory of effect : embracing the contrast of light and shade, of colour and harmony (1851)
Bengo, John, Hinckley, C. T · Philadelphia : J.W. Moore · leaf 16
A straight line is also contrasted by an angle,as in Fig. 3, where the pyramids form a contrastto the straightness of the horizontal line. Fig. 3. … A curved line is contrasted either by a straightline, or a curved line placed in an opposite direc-tion, as in Fig. 4 ; the dome of the building is con-trasted both by its straight sides and the line of theclouds, which curve in a different direclion. A serpentine line is best contrasted by…
Drawing · Shades and shadows
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