168 THE BOOK OF THE LANTERX. 



baking and drying, this can be worked upon with various 

 shades of yellow, blue, brown madder, and indigo ; medium 

 Canada balsam varnish, McGilp, and turpentine. 



Boats and Shipping. Black, raw sienna, Vandyke 

 brown, burnt sienna, Chinese orange, indigo, indeed, 

 nearly all the colours available. Medium, same as last. 



Foliage. For foliage we are limited for our greens to a 

 mixture of Prussian blue and the various yellows, namely, 

 Italian pink, raw sienna, and brown pink. But these will 

 give endless variety of tones, particularly when aided by 

 other colours. Here are a few examples : 



Blue, Italian pink, and burnt sienna. 



Italian pink, Vandyke brown, and indigo. 



Italian pink and brown madder. 



Brown madder, Italian pink, and indigo. 



By adding Chinese orange to any of these, autumnal 

 effects are readily obtained. Media, Canada balsam var- 

 nish ; and for the darker colours, gold size. N.B. These 

 various combinations should be made up on the palette, 

 as required, with the help of the palette knife. 



Foreground. It is here that the artist can employ all 

 the treasures of his palette. Let him remember that any 

 particular colour can be easily modified by glazing another 

 colour over it. This is done after the first colour is dry 

 by mixing a second tint, which may be applied above it. 

 The medium for this varnish will vary with the glazing 

 colour employed. Canada balsam will do for most, but 

 where reds are used, which are slow driers, the medium 

 should be gold size. 



Let the painter ever remember that force of colour can- 



