Our homes and their adornments; . ATIN, AND PLUSH.—WATER COL-ORS.—BOWL PAINTING. —»oj»co« F late years there has been a very great advancein the use of oil and water colors in interior dec-orations. Many ladies have turned their atten-tion to painting panels, screens, and plaques foradorning their own houses, and some have ac-complished most satisfactory results in paintingon china. The following pages give the neces-sary instructions for the amateur who wishes totry her skill in this elegant art. TJie materials necessary are very few, render-ing the work less difficult than it seems, and atth
Our homes and their adornments; . ATIN, AND PLUSH.—WATER COL-ORS.—BOWL PAINTING. —»oj»co« F late years there has been a very great advancein the use of oil and water colors in interior dec-orations. Many ladies have turned their atten-tion to painting panels, screens, and plaques foradorning their own houses, and some have ac-complished most satisfactory results in paintingon china. The following pages give the neces-sary instructions for the amateur who wishes totry her skill in this elegant art. TJie materials necessary are very few, render-ing the work less difficult than it seems, and atthe same time less costly. A few camels-hair brushes,—some fine, others coarse,—a tile, a plate, or a piece of windowglass to mix the paints on, a small vessel to hold turpentine,and a few tubes of oil-colors, to be had at any paint store,are tlie requisite materials. Some knowledge of drawing isnecessary, so that the design to be painted may be outlinedon the material with a pencil. Unless the person is skillful [339]. 340 OUB HOMES AND THEIR ADORNMENTS. in this, the outline should be drawn once or twice on paperbefore it is traced upon the material. No amateur should be ambitious to undertake difficultand elaborate designs at the outset. Let the advancementbe easy. Take, for the first effort, a simple subject requir-ing only two or three tints. Flowers are best for and continued practice will teach the pupil how tomeet the difficulties in the use of brushes, colors, etc. In handling the brush, avoid dabbling, and accom-plish as much as possible at a single stroke. It is hardlynecessary to say that the tints are better if a brush is pro-vided for each color, but by careful cleaning the same brushmay be used for several colors. In oil-colors, it is a goodplan to squeeze the paint from the tube on blotting paper, -so that the surplus oil may be absorbed; otherwise there isa risk of staining. If the paint then becomes too dry, tur-pentine should be u
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