The complete carriage and wagon painter : a concise compendium of the art of painting carriages, wagons and sleighs, embracing full directions in all the various branches, including lettering, scrolling, ornamenting, striping, varnishing and coloring with numerous recipes for mixing colors . Fig. 63.—.4 Shaded Roman Scroll. THE COMPLETE CARRIAGE AND WAGON PAINTER. 115 The flat outline of a Roman scroll presents no pleasingform, it is the shade, as shown in Fig. 63, which gives iteffect. The shading must be done in an off-hand manner,as it is not well to retouch the shading color when onceappli
The complete carriage and wagon painter : a concise compendium of the art of painting carriages, wagons and sleighs, embracing full directions in all the various branches, including lettering, scrolling, ornamenting, striping, varnishing and coloring with numerous recipes for mixing colors . Fig. 63.—.4 Shaded Roman Scroll. THE COMPLETE CARRIAGE AND WAGON PAINTER. 115 The flat outline of a Roman scroll presents no pleasingform, it is the shade, as shown in Fig. 63, which gives iteffect. The shading must be done in an off-hand manner,as it is not well to retouch the shading color when onceapplied. Some work done in color may be an exceptionto this rule, but in shading gold a retouch of the shadewould be plainly seen, and would mar the beauty of thework. Asphaltum is used as the shading on gold and. Fig. 64.—Scroll or Lettering Pencils. it sets very quickly. To put on a scroll in gold:First, lightly sketch the design with chalk upon thepounced panel, then, with size as mixed for striping (seeStriping) using a sable lettering pencil as shown in , lay on the size, covering the entire surface withinthe outlines. When the gilding size is tacky, lay thegold leaf directly from the book—no waxing, greasing, ortip is necessary; lightly rub over with a bunch of soft cot-ton. Allow sufficient time for the size to become hard,then apply a coat of rubbing varnish over the gold beforeshading. This gives the painter a chance to wipe off ashade or misplaced line in shading, and it also prevents theasphaltum from striking through or into the gold to givea muddy appearance. 116 THE COMPLETE CARRIAGE AND WAGON PAINTER. In shading mix a very little burnt sienna with theasphaltum, and thin with brown japan and turpentine,then begin on the tip of a leaf, moving the pencil at rightangles wit
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