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RERAMIC STUDIO 
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CYCLAMEN* 
CYCLAMEN* 
FOR the background use Shading Green and Violet, 
very thin, blending into Peach Blossom and Yellow 
near the flowers. 
For the blossoms use Peach Blossom very delicately 
in the lightest parts with Yellow and Violet in shadows. 
For dark parts of flowers use Ruby thin, on the light side, 
heavy touch of Ruby on the dark side. 
Leaves. — Yellow Green, Shading Green and a little 
Violet. Stems. — Yellow Green, Brown Green with touch 
of Violet of Iron and Ruby near the base. 
In the second firing the same colors are used, stronger 
where necessary. 
CYCLAMEN (Supplement.) 
Paul Putzki. 
TO paint the study of cyclamen on china use the follow- 
ing: For the white flower take Grey blending towards 
the centre into Dark Violet and for some blossoms blend 
the Grey to Ruby Purple. 
For the light pink flower take Carmine shading towards 
*The name of the author of this study has been mislaid. 
centre to Ruby Purple. In some petals there is a grey 
tone, obtained with Grey and Yellow Brown mixed. 
For the darkest flower use for the ground Dark Car- 
mine shaded with Ruby Purple. 
Leaves. — Lay in some of the green leaves with 
Yellowish Green shaded with Brown Green. The darker 
and greater number of leaves make with Dark Green 
shaded with Brown Green and Black Green. 
For background use colors corresponding with flowers 
and leaves. 
WATER COLOR TREATMENT 
For white flowers use Neutral Grey shading to centre 
with Crimson Lake or on some, shade to Mauve in 
centre. The lighter pink blossom is produced with a wash 
of Rose Madder shading towards centre into a Burnt Car- 
mine and the ends of petals should show touches of Car- 
mine. Get the grey tone with Neutral Tint. For the 
darker flowers use Carmine shading with Burnt Carmine. 
Paint the leaves with Cobalt Blue and Sap Green shading 
with Olive Green and a touch of Prussian Blue. In the 
background use Neutral Grey, Cobalt Blue and Burnt 
Carmine and Olive Green, keeping the whole tone in grey 
effects. 
