RERAMIC STUDIO 
17 
TREATMENT OF PLUMS (Supplement) 
WATER COLOR 
Teana McLennon Hinman. 
'T^HIS study is painted on tinted paper in opaque color. 
* The paper tint makes a good background and has the 
advantage of being colored from the beginning, and in/this 
way much time is saved if one desires to work from nature. 
It is always advisable for one who does much copying to 
try a study from nature occasionally, and having done 
this, it will be noticed that the result resembles very much 
in color and handling that scheme which appeals most 
to the one who copies, for if one is unable to secure lessons 
from the teacher whose work they admire a very good 
idea and much knowledge may be gained by copying 
that teacher's work. With always the studies from nature 
to prove how much has been gained and for steady prog- 
ress and a definite idea of what one is trying to do, opaque 
color is undoubtedly the best. In painting the plums, 
tinted paper should be used and a charcoal drawing made 
first, then dusted over, leaving only a suggested outline. 
The first tone of the plums is laid in with clear color, no 
White, New Blue and Carmine, as the key note is the 
same the color may be used in each plum on the shadow 
side, varying the tone as one sees fit by adding more 
paint or more water. It would be impossible to give any 
rule on this part of the work, for if one is unable to secure 
the desired result, it is simply lack of practise, for every 
one who follows these rules can in time make a good copy. 
If one fails as some times happens, it is for this reason 
that one has an idea which is sure to be better than the 
one advanced here and the result proves that the idea 
was not entirely right. If the first tone is a good purple, 
light and dark according to light and shade of the study, 
lay in the lights with a little White, New Blue, and Safflower 
(Carmine in the half tones.) 
The greens are painted in the same way, first the clear 
dark tone of Hooker's Green, Prussian Blue and Paynes' 
Grey, and for the lights a clear tone 
of Hooker's Green and then White and 
Emerald Green with a little Lemon 
Yellow. 
The stems are made by } 'using 
Burnt Sienna, Payne's [Grey and Van 
Dyke Brown for the lights, brown, pink 
and white. 
MINERAL COLORS 
Sarah Reid McLaughlin 
For plums use two-thirds Banding 
Blue, one-third Crimson Purple and 
Black. Leaves, usual greens. Back- 
ground, use Alberts Yellow, with Tur- 
quoise Green shading into darker green 
with Olive Green and Black Green. 
Stems, Yellow Brown, retouched in 
second firing with Auburn Brown, with 
accents of Crimson Purple. Second 
firing, strengthen above colors. 
SALAD BOWL— HELEN V. PATTERSON 
