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KERAMIC STUDIO 
TREATMENT INDO-PERSIAN DESIGN— MABEL C. DIBBLE 
THE dish is about the depth of a soup plate with flat rim or 
shoulder, which the border design just fills. The shape 
is made in several sizes, but this is the eight-inch size. The 
color scheme is given, but to know which colors to lay in for 
first fire will be a great help to the student. First lay in the 
pale blue tint — Deep Blue Green with little Apple Green 
added, using the tinting oil you prefer. I use two parts Bal- 
sam of Copaiba to one part Oil of Lavender. The large 
panels, two center bands, and small panels in border all have 
background of the pale blue. Wipe the design out carefully, 
when thoroughly dry, outline all flowers and leaves with a 
dark blue line, not too heavily or distinctly, a soft line making 
the work more artistic. Use Dark Blue with touch of Bruns- 
wick Black and Deep Purple in it for the outline, and grind 
it only with turpentine, no oil. Then fill in the reds- Deep 
Red Brown and Capucine Red, equal parts, and little oil to 
make it flow smoothly in the bands. The center of all the 
flowers and three bands are red. The gold bands arc also laid 
in for the first fire, and a line of gold around each little green 
circle in the border. The dish is now ready for first fire, and 
