Ladies' manual of art : or, Profit and pastime : a self teacher in all branches of decorative art, embracing every variety of painting and drawing on china, glass, velvet, canvas, paper and wood : the secret of all glass transparencies, sketching from nature, pastel and crayon drawing, taxidermy, etc (1887)
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ouple of days, until the paperabsorbs the oil. This will leave the colors in better condition forthis kind of work. Use colors lightly—a great deal of stippling isneeded. For raised work, or what is sometimes called Kensing^-ton painting, use sugar of lead, with the colors as a medium. N. B. Use… … ^TAINING /(yOOD AND IVORY. ^Qtellow. Diluted nitric acid will produce a fine yellow on^^ wood; sometimes it makes a brown, and if used strong, itwill be nearly black. Mahogany Color Is produced by a mixture of madder, Bra-zil wood, and logwood, dissolved in water and put on hot. Theproportions must…
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