MIXING PAINTS. 467 



yellow to brighten it ; some red lead, burnt white vitriol 

 and litharge added to give it a very drying quality. This 

 color mixed with equal parts of boiled oil and turpentine, 

 and used very thin. 



Dark Yellow. Mix French yellow in boiled oil, adding 

 to it a little red lead and litharge, to give the paint a drying 

 quality. 



Light Yellow. This is a mixture of French yellow, 

 chrome yellow and white lead, with oil and turps. Another. 

 French yellow, white lead, and red lead. Another. 

 Grind raw terra sienna in turps and linseed oil ; mix with 

 white lead. If the color is required of a warmer cast, add 

 a little burnt terra sienna ground in turps. 



Olive Green. A suitable, cheap, and handsome color for 

 outside work, such as doors, carts, wagons. &c. 



Grind separately Prussian blue and French yellow in 

 boiled oil, then mix to the tint required with a little burnt 

 white vitriol to act as a drier. Another. Black and blue 

 mixed with yellow, in such quantities as to obtain the colors or 

 shades required. For distemper, use indigo and yellow pink 

 mixed with whiting or white lead powder. Another. 

 This is a mixture of Prussian blue, French yellow, a small 

 portion of Turkey umber, and a little burnt vitriol. Ground 

 the same way. Another, in oil. Mix Prussian blue and 

 chrome yellow. Grind the same. Another shade. A mix- 

 ture of Prussian blue and French yellow, with a small 



