. The American annual of photography. brushes has madeit possible for amateurs, as well as professionals, to elaborateand to dignify their work. The illustrations. Figures i, 2 and 3 will suggest designswhich any amateur photographer might easily make witha little care, yet which unquestionably increase the interest ofthe prints, whether they be mounted separately or in a series. Professional photographers will be particularly interested inthis new preparation not only for border line work, but for the 260 writing of names or signatures. It flows as readily from a penas a black ink. As an opaq
. The American annual of photography. brushes has madeit possible for amateurs, as well as professionals, to elaborateand to dignify their work. The illustrations. Figures i, 2 and 3 will suggest designswhich any amateur photographer might easily make witha little care, yet which unquestionably increase the interest ofthe prints, whether they be mounted separately or in a series. Professional photographers will be particularly interested inthis new preparation not only for border line work, but for the 260 writing of names or signatures. It flows as readily from a penas a black ink. As an opaque this new discovery is of special interest tophotographers since it enables the worker to see readily wherethe retouching has been done on the emulsion of a plate orfilm. For tabulation purposes white fluid has a tremendousadvantage over black ink which is self-evident. Any desired tint may be secured by sinlply mixing with drypigment coloring melted in a drop of wood alcohol, or bymixing the coloring directly into the white Figure 3. Another advantage—or rather blessing—in connection withthis new material Made in U. S. A. is that the fluid is alwaysgood. The simple addition of a few drops of water and alittle stirring will put the material in working condition at anytime it is to be utilized in the years to come. The illustrations accompanying this article are simply givenas suggestions. There are hundreds of different ways in whichthese borders may be arranged according to the individualtaste of the photographer, be he professional or amateur. 261
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