468 MIXING PAINTS. 



quantity of white lead and Turkey umber and burnt white 

 vitriol. Grind the same. 



Light Green. White mixed with verdigris. A variety 

 of shades may be obtained by using blue and yellow with 

 white lead. 



Grass Green. Yellow mixed with verdigris. Another. 

 Mix one pound of verdigris with two pounds of white 

 lead. Walnut oil is the best for this purpose. 



Invisible Green, for outside -work. Mix lamp-black 

 and French yellow, with burnt white vitriol. These colors 

 mix in boiled oil. Burnt vitriol is the best drier for greens, 

 as it is powerful and colorless, and consequently will not 

 injure the color. 



To Paint a Bronze. Grind good black with chrome 

 yellow and boiled oil ; apply it with a brush, and when 

 nearly dry use the bronze powder at certain parts and the 

 edges also ; the effect will be a brassy hue. 



A Good Imitation of Gold. Mix white lead, chrome 

 yellow, and burnt sienna, until the proper shade is obtained. 



Tar Paint for Fences, Roofs, &c. Common tar mixed 

 with whiting. Venetian red or French yellow, according 

 to the color required. This should be warmed in a large 

 iron kettle in the open air, and applied with a large paint- 

 ing-brush. It is an excellent preservative of the wood, and 

 looks well for rough work. 



Paint Driers. Litharge. This is a useful drier, and 



