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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19751#0071
INDIAN INK.
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and foreground, except the patches and threads of bright
light about the door-top, the roof of the house, and the
bridge; this and the next tint ought to be laid on with
his largest brush; the second tint must be somewhat
stronger than the last, and must be laid over the darker
parts of the clouds, but not over the sky ; it must also be
brought over all the same parts of the drawing as the
last tint, taking care, however, to leave a greater breadth
of light on the house end and bridge, together with some
of the weeds on the right-hand side of the drawing.
The student must now change his large brush for a
smaller one, and making his tint rather stronger, must
commence with the most distant trees, making his tint
gradually stronger and stronger * as he comes nearer the
house, the trees which are immediately against it being
tolerably dark. With the same strong tint the trees in
the right and left-hand corners ought to be done, and
also the shadow on the house softening it offf gra-
dually as it comes nearer the right-hand corner. The
same tint may likewise be laid over the shadow on
the bridge, the whole of the ground, under the roof of
the house, and over the water, making the latter darkest
up towards the bridge, and softening it downwards.
The next tint is managed exactly in the same way, be-
ginning with a faint mixture for the distant trees, marking
* This is done by continually adding more of the Indian ink,
which is rubbed on the edge of the plate to the tint as the student
is using it.
t This is done by adding more and more water to the tint as
the student uses it.
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and foreground, except the patches and threads of bright
light about the door-top, the roof of the house, and the
bridge; this and the next tint ought to be laid on with
his largest brush; the second tint must be somewhat
stronger than the last, and must be laid over the darker
parts of the clouds, but not over the sky ; it must also be
brought over all the same parts of the drawing as the
last tint, taking care, however, to leave a greater breadth
of light on the house end and bridge, together with some
of the weeds on the right-hand side of the drawing.
The student must now change his large brush for a
smaller one, and making his tint rather stronger, must
commence with the most distant trees, making his tint
gradually stronger and stronger * as he comes nearer the
house, the trees which are immediately against it being
tolerably dark. With the same strong tint the trees in
the right and left-hand corners ought to be done, and
also the shadow on the house softening it offf gra-
dually as it comes nearer the right-hand corner. The
same tint may likewise be laid over the shadow on
the bridge, the whole of the ground, under the roof of
the house, and over the water, making the latter darkest
up towards the bridge, and softening it downwards.
The next tint is managed exactly in the same way, be-
ginning with a faint mixture for the distant trees, marking
* This is done by continually adding more of the Indian ink,
which is rubbed on the edge of the plate to the tint as the student
is using it.
t This is done by adding more and more water to the tint as
the student uses it.