. Art crafts for amateurs . to beseen some most admirable effects produced by poker workon leather; in fact, it appeared to be a favourite method ofdecorating leather. In some cases the design was out-lined by the poker, and then the design repoussed orpunched in from the front. The leather employed wasinvariably of the nature of cow-hide, and was light brownin colour. Stains were used to give colour to the patternsin some cases with considerable effect. Various combinations suggest themselves, such as beatenor repousse leather and poker work, but these I mustleave to the reader to carry out f
. Art crafts for amateurs . to beseen some most admirable effects produced by poker workon leather; in fact, it appeared to be a favourite method ofdecorating leather. In some cases the design was out-lined by the poker, and then the design repoussed orpunched in from the front. The leather employed wasinvariably of the nature of cow-hide, and was light brownin colour. Stains were used to give colour to the patternsin some cases with considerable effect. Various combinations suggest themselves, such as beatenor repousse leather and poker work, but these I mustleave to the reader to carry out for himself. DesignNo. 169, for instance, if wrought on a larger scale, wouldlend itself to the dual treatment, the figures being beatenup slightly, and the foliage and accessories burnt on. Alittle colour would greatly help the design. Purely geometrical patterns and arabesques could beeffectively reproduced with a pyrometer, and then colourand gilding could be added. CHAPTER XIV. DECORATIVE PAINTING FOR ROOMS ]S a concluding chapter to this work itmay not be considered quite outsideour subject to devote it to the treat-ment of flat surfaces by painted decora-tion, for elsewhere we have considereddecoration in relief and by stencilling. By decorative painting I take it one means painting whichdoes not exist apart from the surface decorated. A pictureis the individual expression of an idea, and exists for itselfalone, and therefore without reference to its surroundings;but a piece of painted decoration is conditioned by itsenvironment and the purpose to which it is put. Thus anartist might be called upon to paint the panels of a cabinet,and could bring as much skill and knowledge to bear uponthe work as in his pictures, and yet it will not consist ofpictures made to fit the spaces to be painted, but of workdesigned and carried out to keep its place in the generalscheme. No hard-and-fast line can be drawn between thevarious forms of painted art, and a painting is n
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