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KERAMIC STUDIO 
TREATMENT FOR VASE 
Frank S. Browne 
BODY of vase pale blue, made of Blue Green and Copen- 
hagen Blue, design in Gold, outlined in Red Brown, 
darker spots in ornaments Persian Red and green made of 
Royal Green with a touch of Blue Green. Dark band at top 
dark Copenhagen Blue, design in Gold outlined in black; red, 
green and yellow enamel in ornaments. Or ground of vase 
Yellow Ochre with a touch of Persian Red, design in Pale 
Blue or Pale Green, darker ornaments in Red or darker Blue 
or Green, band at top, ground Black, design Gold, red and 
green ornaments. See design on page 48. 
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MUSHROOM DESIGN— S. EVANNAH PRICE 
THESE are very delicate in color and must be painted 
very carefully that they may not look too solid. In 
fact, the whole design must be kept very light for the first 
fire. After sketching the design with ink, wash in the back- 
ground with Lemon Yellow for the lightest part, merging into 
Yellow Brown, then Russian Green and Copenhagen Blue in 
the darker parts. While this is moist, paint the moss and 
weeds with Lemon Yellow, Apple, Moss, Brown and Shading 
Greens. For the shadow at the opposite edge of plate, and 
some of the weeds, use Gold Grey and Copenhagen. Wipe 
out the mushrooms and lay them in while all is moist, to 
avoid hard edges. 
For the caps use a thin wash of Ivory Yellow shaded 
with Pompadour. For the gills of the large one use Violet 
No. I shaded with Ruby and Blood Red (equal parts), for the 
small ones Silver Grey shaded with Violet No. 1. The stems 
of all are Ivory Yellow shaded with Violet No. 1. The draw- 
ing touches and all dark lines on the small cluster at the side 
of the plate are in gold. For second fire strengthen where 
needed with same colors used in first painting. 
