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KERAMIC STUDIO 
able to control most of the difficulties which may arise. 
The materials required are : 
Hancock's paste for raised gold (powder). 
ijbottle of Tar Oil. 
Turpentine. 
Ground glass slab. 
Palette knife. 
i long haired sable brush No. i . 
i long haired sable brush No. 2. 
Form on 'which lesson is to be applied: 
6 inch coupe plate perfectly plain (bread and butter 
size). Small covered bon-bon box (about 3^ in. across). 
Hancock's paste, which is the standard article for this 
purpose, comes in the form of a heavy yellow-brown pow- 
der. It may be purchased in the ordinary small bottle, 
or where the student intends doing considerable work of 
this kind, the paste may be obtained by the ounce from 
the color dealer. The cost by the ounce being only a 
trifle more than by the small bottle, this is a very econom- 
ical way to buy it, especially as it keeps indefinitely. There 
are several prepared pastes on the market. Of these, 
the kind which comes in a little covered glass jar is the 
best. This preparation needs only the addition of tur- 
pentine when used, and is very good for dots and all small 
work. For lines, however, it is not so good, lacking the 
"stringy" quality that the paste mixed with oil has. It 
is excellent to place in the hands of beginners in the studio, 
as probably they will get into fewer difficulties with it 
than with any other method. 
There is also a paste on the market known as water 
paste. As this seems to chip rather easily, it is not advis- 
able to use it. All of these preparations fall short in some 
way, and the most satisfactory plan is for the student to 
prepare her own paste. By doing so, one is not hampered 
in working, as with the ready prepared kind. 
There are several ways of mixing the paste, and while 
workers vary in their methods, the one given with this 
lesson has been thoroughly tried and tested, and has 
proved the best for all around use. Place upon the ground 
glass slab some of the powdered paste. Do not be too 
sparing with it, as it is extremly difficult to work with a 
very small quantity. Then too, for some purposes, old 
paste is best, and so it is well to have some on hand. With 
the palette knife add a very little tar oil, mixing the powder 
and oil together thoroughly. 
There should be only enough oil to just dampen the 
powder, not enough to really wet it. It should crumble 
slightly but still not be powdery. This step in the mix_ 
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