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RERAMIC STUDIO 
TABLE DESIGN— MRS. DANTE G BABBITT 
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TREATMENT FOR PITCHER 
Marianna Heath 
FIRST fire — Tint handle and alternate panels Turquoise Blue,, 
make raised paste beading on each side of band separa 
ting panels and put gold between, leaving spaces for the 
enamel dots or not as you prefer. Paint roses very delicately 
with Rose and touch of Yellow; leaves should be soft and gray 
in tone. 
Second fire — Retouch roses with Pompadour and 
strengthen leaves with more yellowish greens. Put on gold 
and make enamel dots as nearly the shade of the tinted panel 
as possible. 
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Mrs. H. H. W. — To "Powder" a color on a background is to use 
powder color over it rubbing into the half dry painted color with a brush 
or cotton tool. To glaze the background is to powder it with a color called 
Glaze, i. e , Ivory Glaze or Azure Glaze. To dust a color is the same as 
to powder a color. We would advise the same general scheme of decora- 
tion throughout the set of china. 
B. J. D.— The three water color designs you send for criticism are in- 
teresting and show talent, but as it is not praise but fault finding that is 
most helpful to an art student we will find as much fault as possible. We 
find the Honeysuckle design too blackish and muddy in color; it has not 
so much tbe appearance of being done from Nature as the other two. You 
certainly did not see those suggestions of spots of color in the background. 
In a study, paint only what you see. It looks as if you were not sure of 
your color and were "feeling around for it." Look at your study until 
you make up your mind all about it, then put down what you have seen. 
Opaque White is not permissible to touch up high lights on flowers unless 
opaque color is used throughout. The Fleur de Lis study is clearer in 
color and looks more naturally seen. The color of leaves is not quite true 
and the flowers are seen somewhat too much in detail. Then too, there 
is no atmospheric effect and each flower is equally in the foreground 
Look for masses of light and shade and color, then add detail to principal 
flower or flowers only. The study of Peonies is also somewhat muddy in 
color and you have looked too much at the individual petals instead of 
seeing the study as a whole. The color is not true and the whole thing 
is "edgy." 
DESIGN FOR PITCHER— MARIANNA HEATH 
