KERAMIC STUDIO 
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This is especially true of pupils beginning china decoration 
with no knowledge of other branches of painting. Of course 
if the teacher does much commercial decorating of china the 
pupils can copy her simpler designs, but when she is teaching 
several branches of painting she often has little time to spend 
decorating china simply to be copied by beginners; and it is 
often very monotonous to have the same piece copied many, 
many times. One method of overcoming these difficulties 
may be found in the use of water colors. Take for illustra- 
tion the rose design on page 150 of the November, 1914 Keramic 
Studio. To a beginner it presents few possibilities but the 
teacher can see in it at least half a dozen colorings; so let her 
take a piece of rather smooth paper and paint on it all the 
different colorings suitable for beginners, using only two or 
three repetitions. After seeing this it is only a short step for 
the pupil to understand that any other conventional rose or 
floral pattern may be treated the same way. Next select a 
few good simple conventional patterns and paint each in a 
variety of colorings, then explain just the class of designs 
that may be treated like each one of them. Half a dozen 
designs if well chosen will provide great variety for the pupil 
and it is often surprising how quickly they begin to see for 
themselves the possibilities of the designs in the magazine and 
do work that has some originality. 
TOP OF ROUND BOX 
Mrs. Katherine Bertram 
UTLINE with Black. Stems and bands are Gold. Sec- 
ond Fire — Oil leaves and grey spaces under flowers and 
dust with 2 parts Pearl Grey, 1 Dark Grey, | part 
Coffee Brown. The light part of leaf is dusted 
with Deep Ivory. Flowers are oiled and dusted 
with Yellow for Dusting. Small centers in flower 
are Deep Ivory. Third Fire — Oil all over back- 
ground and dust with 2 Pearl Grey, 1 Ivory Glaze 
and a pinch of Albert Yellow. 
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AFTER DINNER CUP AND SAUCER— M. C. McCORMICK 
THE large central flower is of Dark Blue toned with J 
Mauve, center Yellow, dot in middle Red. Flowers 
on either side of center one, equal parts Pompadour and Capu- 
cine Red; centers Apple Green. Small flowers in bunches of 
three are Silver Yellow toned with a little Deep Purple. Leaves, 
Apple Green toned with Deep Purple and a little Brunswick 
Black. All of these have a small amount of enamel added, 
with the exception of the reds. The edges, geometrical lines 
and handle of cup are of Gold. Bands inside the edges are of 
Dark Blue toned with a small amount of Brunswick Black, 
no enamel. The bands at base of cup and in center of saucer 
are in broken lines of gold and green. 
