MIXING PAINTS. 465 



white lead for a large building. This color is of a superior 

 shade, and very excellent for inside work. 



Blue. Grind Prussian blue in turps ; other blue very 

 fine in linseed oil, and mix it with white paint to the tint 

 required. 



Buff This is a mixture of French yellow, chrome yel- 

 low and white lead, tinged with a little Venetian red, oil 

 and turps. 



Straw. A mixture of chrome yellow and white lead, 

 oil and turps. 



Drab. Raw and burnt umber and white lead, with a lit- 

 tle Venetian red, linseed oil and turps. Another. Burnt 

 umber and white lead, with a little Venetian red, oil and 

 turps, as before. 



Steel. Mix white lead, Prussian blue, fine lake and ver- 

 digris, in such proportions as to produce the required color. 



Purple. White lead, Prussian blue and vermilion, or 

 lake, with oil and turps. 



Violet. Is composed of vermilion, mixed with blue- 

 black, and a little white. 



French Gray. White lead and Prussian blue, tinged 

 with vermilion ; and for the last coat substitute carmine 

 for the vermilion. Mix with oil and turps. 



Silver. Use white lead, indigo, and a small portion of 

 blue-black, as the shade may require. 



