Alternating Gloss and Matte: Not Everything Should Shine

A space demonstrating the rhythm of surface gloss. High-gloss and matte materials appear alternately and adjacently in the image: a high-gloss black lacquered cabinet next to a matte velvet wall covering; rough pottery placed on a polished marble countertop; a long-pile rug next to a mirrored side table; a matte dark wall beneath a shiny metal lamp. Because the two types of surfaces alternate, light has a clear rhythm in the space—reflecting here, absorbing there—and the material differences are highlighted by each other. In one corner of the image, a wrong version is contrasted: all surfaces are high-gloss, the entire space is filled with dazzling reflections, the individuality of the materials completely disappears, leaving only a chaotic array of bright spots. Avoid: making the two versions similar, making all surfaces reflective in the correct version, making the wrong version look aesthetically pleasing, changing the arrangement and furniture.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個示範表面光澤節奏的空間。畫面中高光與霧面的材料交替出現、彼此相鄰:高光的黑色烤漆櫃體旁邊是霧面的絲絨壁布;拋光的大理石檯面上放著粗質的陶器;鏡面的邊几旁是長毛的地毯;亮面的金屬燈具下是啞光的深色牆。因為兩種表面交替,光線在空間中有明確的節奏——這裡反射、那裡吸收,材料的差異被彼此突顯。畫面的一角以錯誤版本對照:所有表面都是高光的,整個空間到處都是刺眼的反光,材料的個性全部消失,只剩下一片混亂的亮點。避免:讓兩個版本相似、在正確版本讓所有表面都反光、把錯誤版本畫得美觀、改變配置與家具。