Art recreations; being a complete guide to pencil drawing, oil painting, water-color painting, crayon drawing and painting, painting on ground glass, Grecian painting, antique painting, oriental painting, sign painting, theorem painting, ferneries, moss work, papier mache, cone work, feather flowers, potichomanie, leather work, hair work, taxidermy, gilding and bronzing, plaster work, decalcomanie, wax work, shell work, magic lantern, paper flowers, imitation of pearl, the aquqrium, sealing-wax painting, panorama painting, coloring photographs, enamel painting, etc. (1873)
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the gold book. Be careful to cover every part ofthe gold size with smooth leaf gold, and when all covered, pressgently with a piece of soft chamois leather on all the gilded parts,and remove the superfluous gold. If these directions are strictlyfollowed, you can not fail to have good smooth gilding… … ^ HIS work, when well and tastefully done,closely resembles rich carving in wood,and can be used for a great variety ofuseful and ornamental purposes. We have adopted the following method with suc-cess : — Select a soft sheep skin rather thick ; cut from it flowers and leaves to suit your fancy. It…
Arts · Painting · Drawing
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