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110

600

MISCELLANEOUS

VALUABLE

RECEIPTS.

by

various

mixtures

:

black,

and

a

littll&

blue,

mixed

with

yellow

;

3'ellow

pink,

with

a

little

verdigris

and

lampblack

;

or

ochre

and

a

small

quantity

of

white,

will also

produce

a

kind

of

olive

colour.

For

dis-

temper,

indigo

and

j-ellow

pink,

mixed

with

white

lead

or

Spanish

white,

must

be

used.

If

veined,

it

should

be

done

with

umber.

Lead

colour.

Indigo

and

white.

Chestnut

colour.

Red

ochre

and

black

for

a

dark

chestnut.

To

make

it

lighter,

employ

a

mixture

of

yellow

ochre.

Light

timber

colour.

Spruce

ochre,

white,

and

a

little

umber.

JFlesh

colour.

Lake,

white

lead,

and

a

little

vermilion.

Light

Willow-green.

"White,

mixed

with

verdigris

Grass-green.

Yellow

pink

mixed

with

verdigris.

An

endless

variety

of

greens

can

be

obtained

by

the

mixture

of

blue

and

yellow

in

different

proportions,

with

the

occasional

addition

of

white

lead.

Stone

colour.

White,

with

a

little

spruce

ochre.

Lark

Lead

colour.

Black

and

white,

with

a

little

indigo.

Fawn

colour.

White

lead,

stone

ochre,

and

a

little

vermilion.

Chocolate

colour.

Lampblack

and

Span-

ish

brown.

On

account

of the

fatness

of

the

lamp-

black,

mix

some

litharge

and

red

lead.

Portland

Stone

colour.

Umber,

yellow

ochre,

and

white

lead.

The

varieties

of

shades

of

brown

that

may

be

ob-

tained

are

nearly

as

numerous

as

those

of

green.

To

imitate

3Iahogany.

Let

the

first

coat

of painting

be

white

lead,

the

second

orange,

and

the

last

burned

umber

or

sienna;

imitating

the

veins

according

to

your

taste

and

practice.

To

imitate

Wainscot.

Let

the

first

coat

be

white,

the

second

half

white

and

half

yellow

ochre,

and

the

third

yellow

ochre

only.

Shadow

with

umber

of

sienna.

To

imitate

Satin-icood,

—Take

white

for

your

first

coating,

light

blue

for