RECREATION. 



XXXV 



TINTING PICTUKKS WITH WATER 



COLORS. 

 Charles McCleary, in Camera and Dark 

 Room. 



To paint portraits or landscapes with 

 water colors or oils, is not within the abil- 

 ity of everyone. It is an art which can 

 be mastered only by those with a knowl- 

 edge of drawing and painting. To paint 

 a picture on blank paper or canvas, re- 

 quires a knowledge of proportion, light, 

 shade and outline. 



When using transparent water colors on 

 photographs, such knowledge is not re- 

 quired. The camera has outlined the fig- 

 ures in proper proportion, as well as 

 brought out the lights and shades. As 

 the colors used are transparent, the lights 

 and shades show beneath the coloring mat- 

 ter, making the picture appear as natural 

 as before it was colored. The colors to be 

 used are entirely a matter of taste. There- 

 in lies the only skill, if such it can be 

 called, that is required in tinting. As all 

 tastes are not alike, we can give no fixed 

 rule to follow as regards what color to 

 use. An example can be given. Suppose 

 you take the photograph of a landscape. 

 This consists of sky, foliage, grass, a few 

 rocks and, say, a cow. To tint this, the 

 proper way would be as follows : Take 

 as many common butter dishes or small 

 saucers as there are different colors to be 

 used and place a teaspoonful of water in 

 each. Have handy a bowl of clear water 

 and a few pieces of blotting paper. Wash 

 the picture carefully, rubbing lightly over 

 it with a piece of absorbent cotton dipped 

 in water. Then dry with blotter. The 

 first thing to tint is the sky. With 

 your brush take a little blue coloring from 

 the box and rinse brush in one of the 

 small butter dishes. As the sky is very 

 light blue, the colored water in butter 

 dish should also be very light. Never 

 color your water too deep. It is better to 

 color lightly and then increase the depth 

 as you think it needs it, after trying it on 

 the picture. With your brush thoroughly 

 wet with the colored water, go over the 

 whole sky of picture, being careful not to 

 brush outside of the line of sky. When 

 done, dry with blotting paper. The sky 

 will be evenly colored and all details will 

 appear. ■ Then carefully wash the 

 brush. Next color the foliage. Proceed 

 with the green color the same as with the 

 blue, using, of course, a different dish for 

 each color. Color the rest of the picture 

 in the same way, making the grass a light- 

 er green than the trees. The cow may be 

 painted brown. These directions apply to 

 coloring any photographs except those on 

 collodion or albumenized papers. For 

 those a sensitizes must be used. Revolts' 

 Infallible medium wall give the best re- 

 sults, and make the picture color as easily 

 as one on any other paper. To test wheth- 

 er a picture needs sensitizing, wash with 

 water and after drying try a little of the 

 color on a corner and blot it up. 



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