Cyclopedia of painting : containing useful and valuable information on the following subjects : adulteration of paint, blistering of paint, brushes, calcimining, carriage painting, china painting, colors, color harmony, color mixing, color testing, exterior painting, gilding, graining, house painting, marbling, mildew, oils and driers, oil painting on glass, painting a bath tub, painting in distemper, paperhanger's tools, paperhanging, pigments, plain oil painting, primary colors, priming, scenic painting, sign painting, stains, staining, stencilling, turpentine, varnishes, varnishing, water color painting, when not to paint, practical points on painting, useful information (1908)
Armstrong, George D · Chicago : F.J. Drake · leaf 35
s then brought forwardand another shift covered, and so on until the whole ceilingis finished. The solvent used for distemper work beingwater, it will be seen that extreme heat or a draught of air,such as will evaporate the water, is to be avoided duringthe process, but so soon as a ceiling is… … Fig. 7. Wall Brush. 30 CYCLOPEDIA OF PAINTING not perfectly smooth, surface, which should show no jointsor coarse brush-markings, and should have a perfectly deadappearance, be solid and uniform throughout, and shouldnot rub off by ordinai^y wear or leaning against. Distemper of any kind should…
