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HANDLING OF THE BRUSH.
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ON THE HANDLING OF THE BRUSH.
Much of the freedom necessary to spirited and effective
execution, particularly in the working of details, will de-
pend on the care and attention bestowed in the manner of
using the brush.
The hand may be lightly rested, but it must be in such
a manner as to secure the perfectly free action of the wrist,
and of the fingers by which the brush is held. In laying
on the tints, be careful to begin by laying them boldly and
at once close to the outline, and not by repeated touches
or by dragging the pencil timildy backward and forward.
Referring to the importance of correctness and com-
pleteness in the drawing, we may here observe, that all
want of decision is chiefly owing to the absence of a
well-defined and accurate outline.
The effective handling of the brush requires speed,
especially in working some kinds of foliage and in cover-
ing large spaces with flat washes of colour : therefore
some practice is necessary for the acquirement of suffi-
cient dexterity to overcome, in this respect, mechanical
difficulties, which always yield to ordinary diligence and
attention.
It is especially to be observed, that, as a general rule,
the brush should be tolerably full of colour, in order that
it may float freely ; for upon this the cleanness of the work
much depends.
The tints should be made moderately liquid, before the
brush be charged; and they should be laid upon the
paper in a state as fluid as the requisite depth of tint,
and the preservation of the forms will allow; in order
that the interstices of the paper may be well filled, and
solidity of effect thus obtained.
In working details, the brush, after it is filled with
colour, should be drawn over a piece of paper provided
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ON THE HANDLING OF THE BRUSH.
Much of the freedom necessary to spirited and effective
execution, particularly in the working of details, will de-
pend on the care and attention bestowed in the manner of
using the brush.
The hand may be lightly rested, but it must be in such
a manner as to secure the perfectly free action of the wrist,
and of the fingers by which the brush is held. In laying
on the tints, be careful to begin by laying them boldly and
at once close to the outline, and not by repeated touches
or by dragging the pencil timildy backward and forward.
Referring to the importance of correctness and com-
pleteness in the drawing, we may here observe, that all
want of decision is chiefly owing to the absence of a
well-defined and accurate outline.
The effective handling of the brush requires speed,
especially in working some kinds of foliage and in cover-
ing large spaces with flat washes of colour : therefore
some practice is necessary for the acquirement of suffi-
cient dexterity to overcome, in this respect, mechanical
difficulties, which always yield to ordinary diligence and
attention.
It is especially to be observed, that, as a general rule,
the brush should be tolerably full of colour, in order that
it may float freely ; for upon this the cleanness of the work
much depends.
The tints should be made moderately liquid, before the
brush be charged; and they should be laid upon the
paper in a state as fluid as the requisite depth of tint,
and the preservation of the forms will allow; in order
that the interstices of the paper may be well filled, and
solidity of effect thus obtained.
In working details, the brush, after it is filled with
colour, should be drawn over a piece of paper provided