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... give us both equally well ; it is absurd , therefore , to hamper oneself in its use , and to treat it as a pencil merely . The paper employed should be of that happy medium which we can only describe as avoiding the two extremes of ...
... give us both equally well ; it is absurd , therefore , to hamper oneself in its use , and to treat it as a pencil merely . The paper employed should be of that happy medium which we can only describe as avoiding the two extremes of ...
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... gives an unpleasant heaviness and a bad surface to work the shade tints on . It is , therefore , sometimes discarded altogether , and a pleasanter tint produced , though , perhaps , not quite so true to nature , by using a very diluted ...
... gives an unpleasant heaviness and a bad surface to work the shade tints on . It is , therefore , sometimes discarded altogether , and a pleasanter tint produced , though , perhaps , not quite so true to nature , by using a very diluted ...
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... gives them such distinctive individuality ; and in the painting equal care must be paid , and the meanings of the different tints understood , the cold pale green of the polished leaves reflecting the light in some places ; in others ...
... gives them such distinctive individuality ; and in the painting equal care must be paid , and the meanings of the different tints understood , the cold pale green of the polished leaves reflecting the light in some places ; in others ...
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... calls for no especial comment , but it will be noted that a little warm colour is blended . with the green . Burnt sienna and a slight admixture of sepia will give the required tint ; it should be put in upon the green 12 ...
... calls for no especial comment , but it will be noted that a little warm colour is blended . with the green . Burnt sienna and a slight admixture of sepia will give the required tint ; it should be put in upon the green 12 ...
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... gives the necessary relief from the white paper : a bunch of white lilies would present far greater difficulty . Where it is undesirable to paint a white flower on white paper ( a degree of undesirability that may be perhaps best ...
... gives the necessary relief from the white paper : a bunch of white lilies would present far greater difficulty . Where it is undesirable to paint a white flower on white paper ( a degree of undesirability that may be perhaps best ...
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