The Painters' & grainers' handbook : a complete illustrated guide to painting, graining, distempering, sign-writing, gilding, and glass embossing ... (1873)
Callingham, James · London : Brodie & Middleton : Simpkin, Marshall · leaf 18
PAINTING. 17 surface is obtained, although the pointille is not sufficiently ap-parent to ren-der the workrough or of asurface resem-bling glass-paper. T h eaccompanyingwoodcuts willgive a goodidea of thestippler, and of the uses to which it may be applied. … In laying on the ground colours the beginner is aptto think that, by using a large quantity of paint, hewill, with less trouble to himself, be able to dispensewith at least one or two coats. But this is quite amistaken notion. It is impossible to execute goodwork if the colours are used too thick,…
