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RERAMIC STUDIO 
SWALLOW VASE-ALICE SEYMOUR 
Treatment by Jessie M. Bard 
FIRST Fire — Sketch in design and paint birds in care- 
fully. The darkest places on wings and tails with 
Black and a little Banding Blue. The heads are Black 
and Blue. Use more of the Blue for head than tail 
and wings. The light color on birds is Violet and a little 
Yellow. 
Second Fire- — Oil the entire vase with special oil. Take 
a brush handle with cotton wrapped on it and Avipe out 
the lighter places on birds. Then when oiling is quite 
dry, dust the upper part of vase with two parts Grey for 
Flesh, Violet i part, two parts Pearl Grey. Then take/e- 
maining mixture, add one-half as much Pearl Grey and 
dust within one inch of bottom to very bottom with pure 
Pearl Grej', then clean the breasts of birds and fire. 
Third Fire — Strengthen the dark background with 
Brown Green and Violet, by painting this, then go over 
the birds where necessary with Violet over lights and 
Black and Brown Green over dark. 
