A STUDY OF LEAVES. 45 



HOW TO PAINT LEAVES. 



Having sketched the outline of the leaf, apply 

 the paint with a camel's-hair brush, copying the 

 colors from a natural leaf. Those who can not 

 sketch free-hand may trace the outline from a 

 picture. Place tracing or tissue paper upon the 

 picture and go over the outer edge with a soft lead- 

 pencil, then reverse the paper and trace the outline 

 on the other side as it shows through. Place the 

 copy upon the paper to be painted with the side 

 uppermost which was first traced, Go over the 

 edge again with the pencil, and an impression will 

 be made. In painting, care must be taken to cover 

 up the lines. Water-color paints may be bought in 

 boxes from a stationer's or an art store. Oil- 

 paints come in tubes. 



Chrome -yellow and Prussian -blue, mixed in 

 equal proportions, make green. Only a very little 

 should be squeezed from the tubes at a time. The 

 shade may be lightened by silver-white. For red 

 shading use vermilion, and for brown veining burnt 

 umber. For painting on paper or satin, it is better 

 to mix in a little megilp. 



