Merrifield, Mary Philadelphia: Practical Directions For Portrait Painting In Water-Colours (London, 1854)

CONTENTS

Preface.....

Materials—

Paper, and mode of stretching .

Colours ....

Brushes . . .
Number of sittings for a portrait
Position of the figure
Costume .....
Arrangement of the light
Drawing the figure
Method of painting
General maxims in colouring
Setting the palette for painting flesh
Pirst painting ....
Second painting . . . .
Third painting ....
Draperies
Backgrounds .
Alterations and corrections
Conclusion.....