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KERAMIC .STUDIO 
COPTIC MOTIF— SUITABLE FOR CHINA OR LINEN 
Esther A. Coster 
(a) Two or three tones of same color. 
(b) Two tones of one color and a contrasting color. 
(c) Three different colors, two of them similar in hue, and 
the third a strong contrast, the contrasting color to be used 
sparingly. For bright toucheg uge Ye llow Red (effect of orange); Yel- 
(d) Three colors, may be of contrasting hues held together low Green (effect of } E Yellow (effect of llow) Rvg _ 
by heavy black outlines sian Green ffect of w Blood Red of re 
Colors suitable for Coptic design: 
Dark Blue dulled— 1 part Myrtle Green, 3 parts Royal 
Blue, 2 parts Neutral Grey. 
Violet, dull— 1 part Violet, 3 parts Neutral Grey. 
Yellow, very dull— 6 parts Egg Yellow, 1 part Violet. 
Orange — Yellow Brown. 
Green, dull— 2 parts Empire Green, 1 part Neutral Grey. 
Green, dull and light — Celadon. 
Red, dull— Dark Red, put on thin. 
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