Whittock, Nathaniel: The Art Of Drawing And Colouring From Nature, Flowers, Fruit, And Shells: To Which Is Added, Correct Directions For Preparing The Most Brilliant Colours For Painting On Velvet, With The Mode Of Using Them, Also The New Method Of Oriental Tinting ; With Plain And Coloured Drawings (London, 1829)

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and yellow ochre. The first tint of the ssower is lake and a little ver-
milion ; the shade is formed with a deeper tint of lake alone.
Observe that no second tint must be applied till the first is quite dry,
otherwise the first will rub up, and the ssower will become muddy,
which it will be impossible to restore.
It will be of great service to the student if he copies these two intro-
ductory drawings three or four times before he proceeds to the next
lesson, taking great care that the drawing is correct and free, as that
is of far more consequence in this early stage of his studies than elabo-
rate colouring. It will likewise greatly facilitate his progress if he is
not content merely to study the subjects under consideration, but
procures a small sprig of jasmine, and copies it from nature. There
will be no more difficulty in copying from the real object than from a
drawing, if the sprig is laid upon a piece of white paper, and the stu-
dent proceeds to draw the stem first, and makes points for the parts
that branch from it, precisely as directed in this lesson. The first
attempt may be awkward, but a little practice will reward him for all
his toil and perseverance, and he will have the pleasure of making
original drawings, instead of servilely copying the work of others.
in recommending the study from nature, care must be taken only to
practise those subjects that are most simple and require but few
colours, and it will be advisable to proceed gradually, and only at-
tempt the subjects from nature that have been previously well studied
from drawings.