International studio (32.1907)

L. /ungnickels Coloured Stencil Drawings

COLOURED STENCIL DRAWING

merits (he is no longer a professor at these schools,
having been appointed to an important post at the
Imperial Opera House) that he was able to infuse
a spirit of enthusiasm for work into his students, and
to rouse them to independent thought. From him
Jungnickel learnt the value of a trained memory,
and the importance of cultivating habits of observa-
tion. Nor was he slow to profit by the professor’s
teaching. Directed to nature as the true source of
mspiration, he applied himself assiduously to the
study of animals both in motion and at rest, and
thus familiarised himself with all their ways and
aspects, and in this way laid
a sure foundation for that
technical ability which has
contributed so much to his
success. Prof. Roller,
moreover, discouraged mere
Passive receptivity on the
Part of his students; on
Ihe contrary, he always
encouraged them to ex-
press themselves in their
°wn way, to find out and
Put in practice new methods
^respective of what they
had been taught—in short,
to stimulate their indivi-
duality. By this means,
and by the candid and
convincing criticism to

which he subjected their work, he
has been instrumental in leading
many a young student along the
rugged path by which more or less
complete self-reliance is attained.
Jungnickel is among a considerable
number of others who have reached
this goal. Experience has taught
him that complicated methods
are not always essential to a good
final result, but that simple methods
may, with due discrimination, give
far better results. For the stencil
work in which he has specialised all
the material required is cardboard,
paper, a sharp knife, a stock, of
colours, a syringe, and a wire screen.
The process he employs, however,
is one demanding a considerable
concentration of thought; and un-
limited patience is necessary as well
as artistic ability. Only by continual
practice, and after many failures,
can the requisite deftness of manipulation be
acquired.

These coloured stencil drawings of Jungnickel’s
have been taken at first sight for lithographic
prints. This is due to the peculiar nature of the
technique, which is an invention of his own. A
brief explanation of this may be of interest. Part
of the process is that which is pursued in stencil
work generally. Using cardboard for his plates,
the design is cut out with a sharp knife. The next
step is to prepare the paper on which the complete
design is to be painted by giving it the desired

BY LUDWIG JUNGNICKEL

COLOURED STENCIL DRAWING

BY LUDWIG JUNGNICKEL

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