The Painter in oil

Blues. - The ultramarine of the old masters is practically unused to-day because of its cost. But the artificial ultramarines, w ...

Terre verte is a very weak color. But it is most tender in its quality, and is permanent to all intents and purposes. It may get ...

Here is a list of colors which will work well together, and with which you can do as much as is possible with colors as far as o ...

Vermilion is so strong a color that the cost hardly matters. Of the deep blues the same is true. But the light yellows, and the ...

An All-Round Palette: WHITE. ORANGE VERMILION. CADMIUM YELLOW. ROSE MADDER. ORANGE CADMIUM. BURNT SIENNA. YELLOW OCHRE. RAW UMBE ...

If you paint figures out-of-doors you will need this same palette. Madder carmine or purple madder, and cerulean blue may also u ...

CHAPTER VI: VEHICLES AND VARNISHES A vehicle is any liquid which is mixed with the color to make fluent. The vehicle may be grou ...

Varnishes. - When the picture is done, varnishes are used to bring out the freshness of color, and to preserve the surface from ...

CHAPTER VII: PALETTES The most important qualities in a palette are that it should be large enough, and that it should balance w ...

way the palette will not look like a centre-table, but it will be practically clean, have a good clear mixing-surface, and you w ...

CHAPTER VIII: OTHER TOOLS It remains to speak of those tools which are not essentials, but conveniences, to painting. Even as co ...

fingers are kept away from the painted surface. The shank should be round, and the blade very fine and flexible. The knife shoul ...

Sketching Chair Sketching Umbrella Three Legged Stool ...

CHAPTER IX: STUDIOS A PAINTING-ROOM is always a matter of serious consideration, and to the beginner one of difficulty. The arra ...

The height of the lower part of the window should be at least six from the floor, and for ordinary purposes the proportion of wi ...

The Size of the Studio. - Of course a large studio is a good thing, but it is not always at one’s command. But you should try to ...

PART II - CHAPTER X: MENTAL ATTITUDE There is a theoretical and a practical side to art. The business of the student is with the ...

To take the last consideration first, you may be sure that is worth while to try to do good work, and mainly because you may hop ...

Why Paint Well. - You see I am assuming that you wish to be a good painter. There is no reason why you should be a bad painter i ...

which is not needed to that completeness. This too is the truth about “breadth,” that much misunderstood word. Breadth is not me ...