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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19951#0053
MORNING HAZY EFFECTS.
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mencing imperceptibly at the horizon, gradually increased
downwards towards the top of the sky., using the second
or stronger degree at the finish. The paper ought now
to appear of a pale yellow, slightly stronger towards the
top; and any inequality should be corrected by mere
water washings, before proceeding to the next tinting.
Let it be supposed that the subject in hand is a calm sea
with a few fishing-boats scattered about: we thus presume
the elements of a very simple composition;, although in the
treatment of the effect the student is not limited to any
given subject. The distant objects seen against the sky,
whether boats or otherwise, may now be put in upon the
yellow with the second tint containing Cobalt and Lake;
this will give a gray shadowy appearance, and will har-
monize well with the sky. The position of the sun (which
should not be chosen too near the centre or sides of the
picture) may now be determined: and a line of water
having been drawn below it, a little of the blue tint is to
be carried down, and washed away imperceptibly over the
foreground; this, if properly clone, will express the mist
and haze of the distance, and at the same time blend and
soften all distant objects. The upper part of the sky may
be somewhat of a rosy hue; and, in order to produce this
tint, the board must be reversed, and the Light Red wash
employed as the others were that have preceded it. A few
floating clouds may be put in while the latter tint is wet;
they must be composed of Rose Madder and Light Red,
with faint shadowings of Cobalt. Some judgment is
requisite in working the sky in this manner : yet if the
effect appear in any degree harsh, it may be corrected by
subsequent water washes. The sky may incline towards
gray at the top, in which case the blue tint, with the ad-
dition of Rose Madder, may be used ; but the learner
must beware of the common error of making it blue, as
not only destructive of harmony and repose, but as being
absolutely false to nature.
The paper being perfectly dry, a sharp scraper should
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mencing imperceptibly at the horizon, gradually increased
downwards towards the top of the sky., using the second
or stronger degree at the finish. The paper ought now
to appear of a pale yellow, slightly stronger towards the
top; and any inequality should be corrected by mere
water washings, before proceeding to the next tinting.
Let it be supposed that the subject in hand is a calm sea
with a few fishing-boats scattered about: we thus presume
the elements of a very simple composition;, although in the
treatment of the effect the student is not limited to any
given subject. The distant objects seen against the sky,
whether boats or otherwise, may now be put in upon the
yellow with the second tint containing Cobalt and Lake;
this will give a gray shadowy appearance, and will har-
monize well with the sky. The position of the sun (which
should not be chosen too near the centre or sides of the
picture) may now be determined: and a line of water
having been drawn below it, a little of the blue tint is to
be carried down, and washed away imperceptibly over the
foreground; this, if properly clone, will express the mist
and haze of the distance, and at the same time blend and
soften all distant objects. The upper part of the sky may
be somewhat of a rosy hue; and, in order to produce this
tint, the board must be reversed, and the Light Red wash
employed as the others were that have preceded it. A few
floating clouds may be put in while the latter tint is wet;
they must be composed of Rose Madder and Light Red,
with faint shadowings of Cobalt. Some judgment is
requisite in working the sky in this manner : yet if the
effect appear in any degree harsh, it may be corrected by
subsequent water washes. The sky may incline towards
gray at the top, in which case the blue tint, with the ad-
dition of Rose Madder, may be used ; but the learner
must beware of the common error of making it blue, as
not only destructive of harmony and repose, but as being
absolutely false to nature.
The paper being perfectly dry, a sharp scraper should