The miniature painter's manual containing progressive lessons on the art of drawing and painting likenesses from life on card-board, vellum, and ivory, with concise remarks on the delineation of character and caricature (1844)
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791-1860 · London : Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper · leaf 14
6 accompanies a box of colours will be foundtoo small for mixing the numerous tintsrequired in painting from life. An earthernpalette is better than one of ivory; thelatter is too transparent to reflect the tintscorrectly, and it absorbs the colour. In drawing from nature, the desk ordrawing-board…
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