. Art crafts for amateurs . No. 34.—Heraldic Dragon, suggested by theSixteenth-century Renaissance, in whichthe blending of animal or human formwith ornament is often met with. BEATEN METALWORK OR REPOUSSE. 53 and wrought in repousse,as could the foliage,though I should say itwould do] merely tohammer an outlineround the edges, leavingthe foliage just in therelief obtained by theacid ■ but these andother considerationsmust be thought out bythe worker for himself. In No. 26 either thebasket-work backgroundcould be eaten in, andthen the design beatenup — particularly theflowers at the corners—or
. Art crafts for amateurs . No. 34.—Heraldic Dragon, suggested by theSixteenth-century Renaissance, in whichthe blending of animal or human formwith ornament is often met with. BEATEN METALWORK OR REPOUSSE. 53 and wrought in repousse,as could the foliage,though I should say itwould do] merely tohammer an outlineround the edges, leavingthe foliage just in therelief obtained by theacid ■ but these andother considerationsmust be thought out bythe worker for himself. In No. 26 either thebasket-work backgroundcould be eaten in, andthen the design beatenup — particularly theflowers at the corners—or the whole of the back-ground could be eatenaway and then the workcovered with stopping-out varnish, the basket-work scratched away onthis and bitten in. No. 35.—Original Design fora Panel fur Side of Fire-place or other purpose,treated with a decorativerendering of sea-weed,sea-horses, fish and wavy lines in back-ground can be punchedin, bitten in with acid, 54 ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. The acid has a tendency to eat its way into the edges ofthe design, so it is as well to paint your black a little beyondthe edges of the pattern to allow for this. Etching on metalmight be developed by an ingenious amateur. You couldcover your metal with a soft wax ground similar to thatused by etchers, and then by scratching this away with a
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