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128 THE ARTIST'S ASSISTANT.
The eye is the molt difficult feature to execute in
crayons, as every part muft be expreffed with the
utmoft nicety, to appear finifhed : at the fame time
that the painter muft preferve its breadth and fo-
lidity, while he is particularizing the parts. To
accomplifh this, it will be a good general rule for
the ftudent to ufe his crayon, in fweetening, as much,
and his finger as little, as poffible. When he wants
a point to touch a fmall part with, he may break off
a litle of his crayon againft the box, which will
produce a corner fit to work with in the mi nut eft
parts. If the eye-lafhes are dark, he muft ufe fome
of the carmine and brown oker, and the crayon of
carmine and black ; and with thefe he may alfo
touch the iris of the eye (if brown or hazel) mak-
ing a broad fhadow, caufed by the eyedafh. Red
teints of vermillion, carmine, and lake, will exe-
cute the corners of the eye properly; but if the
eye-lids are too red, they will have a dilagrceable
fore appearance. The pupil of the eye muft be
made of pure lamp-black ; between this and the
lower part of the iris, the light will catch very
ftrong, but it muft not be made too hidden, but be
gently diffufed round the pupil till it is loft in fhade.
When the eye-balls are fufficiently prepared, the
fhining fpeck muft be made with a pure white
crayon, which fhould be firft broken to a point,
and then laid on firm ; but as it is poffible they may
be defective in neatnefs, they fhould be correfted
with a pin, taking off the redundant parts, by which
means they may be formed as neat as can be re-
quired.
The difficulty, with refpeft to the nofc, is to pre-
ferve the lines properly determined, and at the fame
time.
The eye is the molt difficult feature to execute in
crayons, as every part muft be expreffed with the
utmoft nicety, to appear finifhed : at the fame time
that the painter muft preferve its breadth and fo-
lidity, while he is particularizing the parts. To
accomplifh this, it will be a good general rule for
the ftudent to ufe his crayon, in fweetening, as much,
and his finger as little, as poffible. When he wants
a point to touch a fmall part with, he may break off
a litle of his crayon againft the box, which will
produce a corner fit to work with in the mi nut eft
parts. If the eye-lafhes are dark, he muft ufe fome
of the carmine and brown oker, and the crayon of
carmine and black ; and with thefe he may alfo
touch the iris of the eye (if brown or hazel) mak-
ing a broad fhadow, caufed by the eyedafh. Red
teints of vermillion, carmine, and lake, will exe-
cute the corners of the eye properly; but if the
eye-lids are too red, they will have a dilagrceable
fore appearance. The pupil of the eye muft be
made of pure lamp-black ; between this and the
lower part of the iris, the light will catch very
ftrong, but it muft not be made too hidden, but be
gently diffufed round the pupil till it is loft in fhade.
When the eye-balls are fufficiently prepared, the
fhining fpeck muft be made with a pure white
crayon, which fhould be firft broken to a point,
and then laid on firm ; but as it is poffible they may
be defective in neatnefs, they fhould be correfted
with a pin, taking off the redundant parts, by which
means they may be formed as neat as can be re-
quired.
The difficulty, with refpeft to the nofc, is to pre-
ferve the lines properly determined, and at the fame
time.