The painters' encyclopædia. Containing definitions of all important words in the art of plain and artistic painting, with details of practice in coach, carriage, railway car, house, sign and ornamental painting, including graining, marbling ... and valuable hints and helps in scene painting, porcelain painting, plain painting, distemper painting, and all work in which a brush, pencil or palette is used (1887)
Gardner, F. B. (Franklin B.) · New York, M.T. Richardson · leaf 375
ere a panel orother part of the work has received a blow, or adelve or shallow cavity is formed. The best wayto repair such a spot is to deepen it by prickingholes in it with an awl or a nail, and these shouldincline in different directions, and should be morethickly placed or more numerous near… … Fig. 146.—Straight-Edge. Straight-Edge.—There are many varieties ofstraight-edge in use among decorators, but muchof their utility depends upon the bevel. In Fig.146 is shown two of different bevels, that marked Ais most often met with, but a few words will tendto convince the reader that B is…
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