Elements of lettering ... A treatise on the history, classification, and practical application of the various styles of letters of the alphabet (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer company · leaf 52
LIXG IX. 83. Water Colors.—Water colors are used for all classesof designing, and especially in commercial advertising work, asa small quantity of lithographic or printed work executed inblack outline can be very economically colored or filled in withwater colors by hand. A knowledge of the… … dry color is spread^ evenly over the surface by gentle rubbing.The outline of the design is the guide for all water-color workin lettering panels, floral designs, etc. The wider this outline ismade, the easier will be the work of flowing the color evenly,and the less the liability of running over…
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