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COLOUR OF EYES. CHEEKS AND LIPS.
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COLOUR OF EYES.
There are no such things in nature as blue or black eyes;
the terms are merely relative. The blue, may be made by
cobalt modified by " shadow colourthe black, by an ad-
mixture of burnt terra sienna with " shadow colour or, if
very black, by the addition of a little lake, and sepia, the
pupil of the eye being marked in with sepia. Some " blue'''
eyes are of a purpleish hue; in which case, add a little pink
madder to your cobalt.
CHEEKS AND LIPS.
The nearest approach to the colour of the cheeks and the
lips will be found in a mixture of pink madder and Vermil-
lion, either colour predominating according to the subject.
It must be kept in mind, that children have more Vermil-
lion, adults more pink madder, and old people more of a
purple tone; this last being made by adding a little cobalt
to the former mixture. Some painters use carmine; but
of itself it is far too bright, besides being very fugitive;
hence pink madder is in all respects better. The upper lip
being almost always in shadow is both darker, and less
bright in colour, than the lower lip; but as these reds will
lose somewhat by time, they may be painted a little brighter
in colour than they are in nature, to allow for this loss.
The chin is also redder than the surrounding colour. The
shadows of the jaw from the mouth downwards—(being the
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33
COLOUR OF EYES.
There are no such things in nature as blue or black eyes;
the terms are merely relative. The blue, may be made by
cobalt modified by " shadow colourthe black, by an ad-
mixture of burnt terra sienna with " shadow colour or, if
very black, by the addition of a little lake, and sepia, the
pupil of the eye being marked in with sepia. Some " blue'''
eyes are of a purpleish hue; in which case, add a little pink
madder to your cobalt.
CHEEKS AND LIPS.
The nearest approach to the colour of the cheeks and the
lips will be found in a mixture of pink madder and Vermil-
lion, either colour predominating according to the subject.
It must be kept in mind, that children have more Vermil-
lion, adults more pink madder, and old people more of a
purple tone; this last being made by adding a little cobalt
to the former mixture. Some painters use carmine; but
of itself it is far too bright, besides being very fugitive;
hence pink madder is in all respects better. The upper lip
being almost always in shadow is both darker, and less
bright in colour, than the lower lip; but as these reds will
lose somewhat by time, they may be painted a little brighter
in colour than they are in nature, to allow for this loss.
The chin is also redder than the surrounding colour. The
shadows of the jaw from the mouth downwards—(being the
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