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FIUST PAINTING.
ceed now to give directions for painting the head of a fair
person.
Having carefully drawn the figure, rub it lightly with
bread or Indian-rubber, so as to leave only a faint outline,
which will not interfere with the colours, then make a firm
outline with the brush, laying the proper colours upon every
part, and as near as possible in the full strength at once,
carefully copying the forms and improving the drawing.
For example, put in the pupil of the eye with Sepia (if so
it happen to be), the iris with Cobalt, lowered with Sepia
for a grey or blue eye, or Vandyke Brown for a dark eye;
the eyelashes are marked with Sepia, and the eyebrows
indicated with the same. If the outline of the nose be in
shadow, it may be marked out with Brown Madder; the
car may also be outlined with the same colour, the nostrils
with Brown Madder and Pink Madder, the deep shadows
of the mouth with the same tint. The most important and
characteristic shadows of the face should then be put in,
and as near as possible to their full strength, with the
general shadow colour, which is composed of Indian Pled,
lowered with Cobalt, but not to such an extent as to acquire
a slaty tint. This mixture of Cobalt and Indian Bed forms
a beautiful clean colour for the shadows. The important
shadows are in the sockets of the eyes, on the lower part
of the nose and below it, beneath the chin, and below or
behind the ear. These shadows are to be partly washecl,
FIUST PAINTING.
ceed now to give directions for painting the head of a fair
person.
Having carefully drawn the figure, rub it lightly with
bread or Indian-rubber, so as to leave only a faint outline,
which will not interfere with the colours, then make a firm
outline with the brush, laying the proper colours upon every
part, and as near as possible in the full strength at once,
carefully copying the forms and improving the drawing.
For example, put in the pupil of the eye with Sepia (if so
it happen to be), the iris with Cobalt, lowered with Sepia
for a grey or blue eye, or Vandyke Brown for a dark eye;
the eyelashes are marked with Sepia, and the eyebrows
indicated with the same. If the outline of the nose be in
shadow, it may be marked out with Brown Madder; the
car may also be outlined with the same colour, the nostrils
with Brown Madder and Pink Madder, the deep shadows
of the mouth with the same tint. The most important and
characteristic shadows of the face should then be put in,
and as near as possible to their full strength, with the
general shadow colour, which is composed of Indian Pled,
lowered with Cobalt, but not to such an extent as to acquire
a slaty tint. This mixture of Cobalt and Indian Bed forms
a beautiful clean colour for the shadows. The important
shadows are in the sockets of the eyes, on the lower part
of the nose and below it, beneath the chin, and below or
behind the ear. These shadows are to be partly washecl,