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Each part of the basic plane possesses an affective colouration ; this influences the tonality of the pictorial elements which will be drawn on it, and contributes to the richness of the composition resulting from their juxtaposition on the canvas.

The above of the basic plane corresponds with looseness and to lightness, while the below evokes condensation and heaviness.

The painter's job is to listen and know these effects to produce paintings which are not just the effect of a random process, but the fruit of authentic work and the result of an effort towards inner beauty.