. Art crafts for amateurs . thick cream, so as to comefreely from a long-haired brush. The worker can paintgesso over gesso until considerable relief is obtained, andthis is the only way any great amount of relief can besecured ; though it is important to see that the coat ofgesso below is hard before putting more on, for if thecomposition be loaded on very thickly it cracks in thedrying. For the decoration of wood gesso is admir-able, and it is a great gain, as those who try it willadmit, to be able to obtain a certain amount of relief inpainted decoration. Not that you wish in any way toimit
. Art crafts for amateurs . thick cream, so as to comefreely from a long-haired brush. The worker can paintgesso over gesso until considerable relief is obtained, andthis is the only way any great amount of relief can besecured ; though it is important to see that the coat ofgesso below is hard before putting more on, for if thecomposition be loaded on very thickly it cracks in thedrying. For the decoration of wood gesso is admir-able, and it is a great gain, as those who try it willadmit, to be able to obtain a certain amount of relief inpainted decoration. Not that you wish in any way toimitate carving, for that should not at all be the aim of theworker in gesso, but instead of painting up your decoration 136 ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. to obtain quality and relief, you can easily develop thedesign you are working by giving prominence to certainportions of it by putting the gesso on thickly in theseplaces, while certain parts of the design can have little ornone applied. As I am chiefly addressing amateurs, I can. No. 92, — One of the Panels in Coloured Relief, executed for theTrocadero Restaurant. Designed by Gerald Moira, Modelledby F. Lynn Jenkins. fancy the question being asked, Why take the trouble toobtain this relief; wouldnt painted decoration be suffi-cient ? To that I reply: Relief is relief, and it gives a verydifferent effect to the design to have it carried out in low-relief than if it were merely painted, as no amount of skilful GESSO. 137 brush-work can produce the effect gesso gives. A referenceto the panel, No. 92, demonstrates better than words howthe modelling helps the painting. Furthermore, an amateurwill find working in gesso a fascinating occupation, yielding
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