Our Homes And Their Adornments Or How to Build Finish Furnish And Adorn a Ho
Our Homes And Their Adornments Or How to Build Finish Furnish And Adorn a Ho
Almon C Almon Clother Varney
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— BOWL PAINTING.
<~o*Ko* F late years there has been a very great advance in the use of oil and water colors in interior dec- orations. Many ladies have turned their atten- tion to painting panels, screens, and plaques for adorning their own houses, and some have ac- complished most satisfactory results in painting on china. The following pages give the neces- sary instructions for the amateur who wishes to try her skill in this elegant art.
The materials necessary are very few, render- ing the work less difficult than it seems, and at the same time less costly. A few camel's-hair brushes, — some fine, others coarse, — a tile, a plate, or a piece of window glass to mix the paints on, a small vessel to hold turpentine, and a few tubes of oil-colors, to be had at any paint store, are the requisite materials. Some knowledge of drawing is necessary, so that the design to be painted may be outlined on the material with a pencil. Unless the person is skillful [339] 340 OUR HOMES AND THEIR ADORNMENTS.
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