Penley, Aaron: A System Of Water-Colour Painting: Being A Complete Exposition Of The Present Advanced State Of The Art, As Exhibited In The Works Of The Modern Water-Colour School (London, 1852)

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COLOURS FOR SEA.

TABLE OF COLOURS FOR THE SEA.

'"Cobalt and Light Red.
Cobalt, Purple Madder, and Yellow Ochre.
Cobalt and Indian Red.

For the Greys , French Blue and Lamp Black,
and first Washes. | French Blue and Brown Madder.
I French Blue, Indigo, and a little Rose Madder.
I Indigo, Yellow Ochre, and Rose Madder.
Indigo and Indian Red.

These mixtures possess different powers, and arc to be
selected according to softness or intensity of tone.
Washing off between each layer of colour is essential,
if any finish is intended.

Local Tints-
Stormy.

""Cobalt and Burnt Sienna.
Vandyke Brown and Cobalt.
Vandyke Brown and Indigo.
J Burnt Sienna and Indigo.
] Raw Sienna and Lamp Black.
| Raw Sienna and Sepia.
| Raw Umber, Indigo, or Cobalt.
pVandyke Brown and Raw Sienna.

(""Raw Sienna and Cobalt.
Raw Sienna and Indigo.
Raw Sienna, Prussian Blue, and a very little Bis-
tre.
Bistre, Prussian Blue, and Gamboge (a fine tint .
Sea Greens, J Cadmium Yellow7 and French Blue (a beautiful sea
more or less pure. ] green").
Gamboge and Cobalt.
Gamboge and Sepia.
Roman Ochre and Indigo.
Emerald Green, used very lightly to heighten the
purity of some very vivid and effective part.
Raw Sienna.
Yellow Ochre.
Raw Sienna and Vandyke Brown.
Raw Sienna and Brown Madder.

For the highest
lights possessing <
Colour.