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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19751#0051
MATERIALS.
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as it lasts longer, does not so soon get soft in the hand,
or with rubbing, and is more manageable; a piece
about an inch and a half square by half an inch thick, of
a solid texture without any holes like a sponge, is the
best.
Drawing paper is of a great variety of kinds, known
by as many different names, such as demy, royal, super-
royal, imperial, colombier, elephant, double elephant, and
antiquarian, which last is the largest and strongest; the
cheapest, which is demy, will be quite good enough to
practise pencil drawing upon, unless the student wishes
to do something very highly finished, when it will be
proper to make use of Bristol board, the smoothest that
can be got. For colouring, double elephant is perhaps
the best, though any of the above-mentioned papers will
be sufficiently good for practising upon except Bristol
board, which is too smooth for the colour to lay well
upon, and is only fit for miniature painting, or perhaps
fruit and flowers, which latter bear a near resemblance
to miniature in the style of working. There is a rough
kind of drawing-paper, which is extremely good for
colours, and of which I shall speak hereafter. For fruit
and flowers, any of the above papers hotpressed will be
found sufficient.
For drawing on chalk, a dark grey paper, of the tint
No. 5, Lesson XIV. is most generally used, the natural
colour of the paper serving as a kind of middle tint,
whilst the high lights and dark shades are put on with
white and black chalk, or sepia and white colour.
Drawing boards are of several kinds : the most simple
O T
Ad 4
as it lasts longer, does not so soon get soft in the hand,
or with rubbing, and is more manageable; a piece
about an inch and a half square by half an inch thick, of
a solid texture without any holes like a sponge, is the
best.
Drawing paper is of a great variety of kinds, known
by as many different names, such as demy, royal, super-
royal, imperial, colombier, elephant, double elephant, and
antiquarian, which last is the largest and strongest; the
cheapest, which is demy, will be quite good enough to
practise pencil drawing upon, unless the student wishes
to do something very highly finished, when it will be
proper to make use of Bristol board, the smoothest that
can be got. For colouring, double elephant is perhaps
the best, though any of the above-mentioned papers will
be sufficiently good for practising upon except Bristol
board, which is too smooth for the colour to lay well
upon, and is only fit for miniature painting, or perhaps
fruit and flowers, which latter bear a near resemblance
to miniature in the style of working. There is a rough
kind of drawing-paper, which is extremely good for
colours, and of which I shall speak hereafter. For fruit
and flowers, any of the above papers hotpressed will be
found sufficient.
For drawing on chalk, a dark grey paper, of the tint
No. 5, Lesson XIV. is most generally used, the natural
colour of the paper serving as a kind of middle tint,
whilst the high lights and dark shades are put on with
white and black chalk, or sepia and white colour.
Drawing boards are of several kinds : the most simple