Our homes and their adornments; . ween the thumb and firstfinger lightly, leaving the paint on thesides ; then use the pen as before. Thebrush is used more for larger designs,where it is necessary to use much paintand thick. Of course this expeditesthe work but must be jDracticed thor-oughly before the brush can be usedinstead of the pen. In using paints for the leaves, wherebright colors are required, do not putthem on separately but mix them light-ly with the pen. For instance for a rose leaf, instead of usingall green and then putting veins in with something else, mixa little green, Indian
Our homes and their adornments; . ween the thumb and firstfinger lightly, leaving the paint on thesides ; then use the pen as before. Thebrush is used more for larger designs,where it is necessary to use much paintand thick. Of course this expeditesthe work but must be jDracticed thor-oughly before the brush can be usedinstead of the pen. In using paints for the leaves, wherebright colors are required, do not putthem on separately but mix them light-ly with the pen. For instance for a rose leaf, instead of usingall green and then putting veins in with something else, mixa little green, Indian red, yellow and burnt sienna; thenapply with the pen as with the white and stroke. In doingthis the paint will look more like the varied silks. For the stems, take the darning needle and roll it throughthe paint until it is thickly covered,; then pass the needleheavily down the middle of the stem, which will leave thepaint more to the sides. The needle is used in the samemanner for ferns, using the smaller one for the finer 294 OUR HOMES AND THEIR ADORNMENTS. Of course, in doing ferns or leaves of a decided green, suchas those of lilly-of-the-valley, the greens are used alone; buta touch of red or yellow may be added here and there after-wards to give character to the work. It will be a decided improvement to Kensington work if,while the paint is moist, to sprinkle diamond dust over thepiece. Let the velvet remain on the board till dry, andafterwards it can be thoroughly dusted with a whisk with-out injury.
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