Tone Quotes

857 Tone quotes by 657 unique authors

If you begin with the middle-tone and work up from it toward the darks so that you deal last with your highest lights and darkest… — John Singer Sargent
In the real world there are many tones, from white at one extreme, through a large number of medium tones to black at the other… — Stan Smith
A balanced tone on Europe will free us to address in depth the domestic economic and social agenda which we neglected throughout the last Parliament. — Kenneth Clarke
Heavens, how charming it is! There is now in the sky only the soft vaporous color of pale citron - the last reflection of the… — Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
Strive for simplicity! Don't have the face a checkerboard of tints! Use such colors as nature uses, but not try to keep them distinct! Your… — William Morris Hunt
I think you inherit most of your talent from your parents, although sometimes a fabulously talented singer grows out of the union of two tone-deaf… — Joely Fisher
With the black and white films, one was concerned with tone... You had to make sure that the tone of your dress was not the… — Julie Harris
When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired. If you don't vary your tones you can't get pretty… — Alan Ladd
When Picasso paints as a cubist, putting one tone next to another, the arrangement of planes is fine and the results very storng. But those… — Aristide Maillol
My criticisms are extremely mild in comparison to the tone of some of the questions fired in my direction. — Scott McClellan
A beautiful feature in the colour wood-cut, and one unique in printing, is colour gradation... Two brushes are sometimes used, one charged with more potent… — Walter J. Phillips
Aerial perspective has nothing to do with line, but concerns tones and colours, by the delicate manipulation of which an artist can suggest infinite distance. — Walter J. Phillips
Not only does a lens distort forms, but the ordinary plate makes an unholy mess of colour in its tone relations. Yellow becomes black, and… — Walter J. Phillips
Etching will suggest subtle variations of tone, the most delicate shadings, all with black lines, which, as far as lines go, are unsurpassed for sheer… — Walter J. Phillips
Etching is a beautiful medium. The result is rich, subtle tones achieved in no other way. — Jay Moore
I can tell from the tone of his voice and the thought processes in getting to where he's at that there's no point in talking… — Ian Chappell
I am hoping that, with the added wisdom of old age, I can still look ahead for an improvement in tone, line, colour and composition. — E. J. Hughes
I am trying to get my paintings a bit lighter in tone, as some of my recent oils have been mistaken for night scenes. — E. J. Hughes
Consider these people, then, their way of life, their habits, their manners, the very tones of their voice; look at them attentively; observe the literature… — Matthew Arnold
Sweet harmonious sounds give exquisite joy to human beings capable of appreciating music. I delight in hearing harmonious tones made by the human voice, by… — Brigham Young
Well, another senator rose and said {as they always do} 'Does the gentleman yield?' They always say that - least they call each other 'gentleman'… — Will Rogers
I want to make a series of movies that run together, so if any crazy lunatic wants to watch them all in a row, there… — Peter Jackson
I used to be really influenced by Brian Bendis, back in his indie days. But I guess I try to tone that down. — Bryan Lee O'Malley
I get way too sensitive when I get attached to someone. I can detect the slightest change in the tone of their voice, and suddenly… — Brandon Stanton
The whole gamut of good and evil is in every human being, certain notes, from stronger original quality or most frequent use, appearing to form… — Fanny Kemble

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