Our homes and their adornments; . Good fresh oil colors are used in the same manner as forpainting on canvas. Fine artist brushes of bristle and red sable are them carefully after using, with soap and warm water. A solid uniform color on the body of the vase or plaqueshould be painted with two coats of paint. For the firstcoat prepare on the palette a sufficient quantity of paint, ofthe desired tint or color, to cover the whole body of the CERAMICS AND ETCHINGS. 287 Tase or plaque; then mix the paint in a small cup with apreparation composed of 6 parts Turpentine, 3 parts ofSiccatif
Our homes and their adornments; . Good fresh oil colors are used in the same manner as forpainting on canvas. Fine artist brushes of bristle and red sable are them carefully after using, with soap and warm water. A solid uniform color on the body of the vase or plaqueshould be painted with two coats of paint. For the firstcoat prepare on the palette a sufficient quantity of paint, ofthe desired tint or color, to cover the whole body of the CERAMICS AND ETCHINGS. 287 Tase or plaque; then mix the paint in a small cup with apreparation composed of 6 parts Turpentine, 3 parts ofSiccatif de Harlem, 1 part Linseed Oil; allow the first coatto become thoroughly dry before putting on the secondcoat. For the second coat, prepare the desired tint or coloron the palette in sufficient quantity to cover the whole bodyof the vase or plaque, and in a small cup or saucer, have amixture composed of 3 parts Siccatif and 1 part Linseed Oil;dip the brush from time to time in the mixture, and use withthe oil color when The amateur will follow natures coloring of the leavesand flowers, but not too closely; a little exercise of theimagination, as regards coloring, will enhance the effect. Leaves, flowers and blossoms, in high relief, are an ex-tremely handsome and very desirable decoration for plaquesand vases. The leaves may be painted either a rich yellow-green, or a rich blue-green; the flowers may be paintedeither white, canary, salmon, pink, carmine, bright crimson, darkcHmson, violet, lilac, purple, orange, maroon or variegated withwhite and either of these colors. The petal is usually a lightertint at the center than at the outer edge; the stamens are affoldeu-vellow color. 288 OUR HOMES AND THEIR ADORNMENTS. A very fine result is obtained by painting the back-ground of the vase or plaque as a distant landscape, eitherOriental, European or American.
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