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)

Colours.

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15. Is made of Italian pink and indigo,

- ■J_ and is used for the brightest parts of foliage ;

it ought, however, to be sparingly used, as ought also

16. Which is made of the same colours,

_ the proportion of indigo being somewhat

less, and is used for the same purpose.

17. Is a mixture of yellow ochre, with a
‘ very small proportion of lake and indigo,

and is useful for light tints on stone buildings, clayey
roads, §c. Sfc.

18. Consists of raw umber alone. Hav-

_ ing already described this colour, we have

introduced it merely to continue the gradation to

19- A mixture of raw umber and lake;

_ very useful for roads, earth, wood, boats,

buildings, 8fc. fyc.

20. Is made of raw umber, lake, and a
_ small portion of indigo ; for the same pur-
poses as the last-mentioned tint, for which it forms a
good shading colour.

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; 5 C.. 21. Made of the same colours as the

last, the blue being rather increased : its

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uses are also the same, forming a good shading tint for
either of the two foregoing tints.

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