Smith, Thomas [Editor]: The Art Of Drawing In Its Various Branches: Exemplified In A Course Of Twenty-Eight progressive Lessons, Calculated To Afford Those Who Are Unacquainted With The Art, The Means Of Acquiring A Competent Knowledge Without The Aid Of A Master ; Being The Only Work Of The Kind In Which The Principles Of Effect Are Explained In A Clear, Methodical, And At The Same Time Familiar Style. Illustrated With Coloured Designs And Numerous Wood Engravings (London, 1827)

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4. Is used for the same purpose, and is
______ made of the same colours, the raw umber

being in somewhat smaller proportion.

5. Is an equal mixture of lake, indigo*

___ and raw umber, and is what is generally

called “ neutral tint.” It is extremely useful for distant
buildings, trees, and other objects, particularly if they
come against an evening sky.

6. For distant trees, is made of indigo,

_ with a very small proportion of raw umber,

7. For trees somewhat nearer, is made of

_ the same colours, the proportion of raw

umber being rather greater.

8. For the shade parts of trees, which are
_ still nearer than those that have been ex-
pressed by the foregoing tints : it is also extremely
useful for the green of willow-trees, which is paler and
more silvery than the foliage of most others.

f). Also made of indigo and raw umber,
______ the latter being still stronger than in any of

the former tints, may be used for foreground trees which
are in shade.

10. Used also for the same purpose as
the last tint, is made of burnt sienna and