The complete carriage and wagon painter : a concise compendium of the art of painting carriages, wagons and sleighs, embracing full directions in all the various branches, including lettering, scrolling, ornamenting, striping, varnishing and coloring with numerous recipes for mixing colors (1895)
Schriber, Fritz · New York : M.T. Richardson · leaf 110
of the black. The colors employed in shading shouid Jiannonize with the colors of the letter and of the groundwork. Here the taste of the painter is called into play, for if the colors are not harmonious — no matter how well formed the letters may be — the result will not be satisfactory. Gold… … '• Painted " Fig. 58.— Showing the Method of Shading Letters. light green will also be a complementary shade for red, on a white ground. Black letters look well shaded with any of the primary colors. One thing should ever be taken into consideration, the most intense or prominent color should be…
Carriage and wagon painting
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