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<br />The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-47690183788166558182013-04-22T18:04:00.000-07:002013-04-22T18:04:07.175-07:00I am going to start a new...with a look at my work..to come.. Look for itThe Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-14247778285966179992010-12-08T21:25:00.000-08:002010-12-08T21:36:50.040-08:00Instructions page 98Unless specially warned, a beginner usually uses to much color ; and if the subject be painted realistically, it will be apt to be crude and harsh.<br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>This fault </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">is not so perceptible if one color is employed, for these amateurish defects are then less in evidence.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> But monochromes must not be regarded by the beginner with contempt, as indicating or betraying ignorance and inexperience.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> It is the amount of skill rather than the amount of color bestowed on the work that emphasizes proficiency.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>The expert</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">can infuse <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">individuality</span> and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">originality</span>, in addition to every degree of light and shade, and other values, with one color as well as with a dozen.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> Moreover, monochromes are always desirable for both utility and ornament, they are restful and pleasing.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>The Oriental nations</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">understood this art of using one color to perfection; and, later, Europe recognized its value, and began to imitate them. The old Holland Delft-ware was a direct result of this, and today blue and white decorations are just as popular as they were centuries ago.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>The recent revival </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">of delft designs in the blue and white decorations affords abundant illustrations and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">innumerable</span> hints and suggestions of what to do, and how to do it.</span>The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-16277723524980038032010-09-26T01:14:00.000-07:002010-09-26T01:19:05.137-07:00antique poppies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1e-pc3lXH-9tmSBP1XJtjAWZBghbHPtx48Bqf7r9D_aBvSWlfg0-YXKe5QPc4bCNZoCgKjf5mfs5xklxgIZXapoT0EQYZ6vNxs_ypjrWehmxly77u6lNxz25nIaPlG1XRaN1AxV9ZUwT2/s1600/67-05_1L.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521133667858098178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1e-pc3lXH-9tmSBP1XJtjAWZBghbHPtx48Bqf7r9D_aBvSWlfg0-YXKe5QPc4bCNZoCgKjf5mfs5xklxgIZXapoT0EQYZ6vNxs_ypjrWehmxly77u6lNxz25nIaPlG1XRaN1AxV9ZUwT2/s320/67-05_1L.jpg" /></a><br /><div>1910</div>The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-72972777136757858972010-09-26T01:03:00.000-07:002010-09-26T01:14:34.251-07:00INSTRUCTION page 97due to lack of confidence as to capacity and ultimate success than to lack of funds ; and it is useless to purchase a full complement of colors, brushes, etc, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">unless there</span> is a very <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">definite</span> determination to continue. therefore, if doubts are entertained as to the ultimate success of the venture, it may be made at a very small outlay for materials.<br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>ONE COLOR</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">will afford some slight insight into the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">manipulation</span> of color and brushes ; and if the attempt prove an utter failure, or offers no inducement to continue, it would certainly be a satisfaction to know the experience was not a costly one.</span><br /><br /><strong> </strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> If the experiment</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">of one color is successful, and the beginner is sufficiently encouraged to continue, there need no longer be any hesitancy in regard to procuring anything and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">everything</span> required.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"> <strong>After finishing</strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> one article, there is no mistaking the inclination to continue or to stop.</span><br /> But aside from the economical point of view, first efforts should be <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">defined</span> too one color, on principle. There will probably arise, at this stage of the art, numerous <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">difficulties</span> to be overcome with even one color, without being handicapped by that of handling several colors.<br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Monochromes</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">are much easier of accomplishment than <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">polychromes</span>, and trifling <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">incongruities</span> of both color and correctness as to light and shade are not nearly so pronounced as if the same design was in the natural colors.</span>The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-9159132408249884082010-08-07T17:20:00.000-07:002010-08-07T17:29:48.281-07:00INSTRUCTIION PAGE 96<span style="font-size:180%;"> <strong>A monochrome, </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">or</span><span style="font-size:180%;"> <strong>Camaieu</strong><strong>, </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">is a painting done with one color.</span><br /><br /> Some very beautiful effects may be produced in this manner, provided the subject is attractive, the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">technique</span> all that is desirable, the chiaroscuro correct ; in fact, if treated both skilfully and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">intelligently</span>.<br /><br /> While the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">beginner</span> cannot hope to compass all the qualifications of the expert, his first efforts will probably be more acceptable, and give greater satisfaction, if bit one color is employed.<br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>There are several reasons </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">for this. One that perhaps appeals to a large majority is the slight cost of the experiment.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> The expense </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">of procuring a complete outfit has undoubtedly very often proved a deterrent factor against mineral painting. </span><br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> The hesitation</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">to incur the expense is more frequently</span>The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-72980542278563020352010-08-07T17:05:00.000-07:002010-08-07T17:19:44.735-07:00OTHER ACCESSORIES page 94 -95Place the bottle in a tin box, to prevent it from falling over.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"> <strong>When using it </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">wrap a little raw cotton around a pointed stick, moisten with water, and dip in the acid, and then rub the china tell the color is removed.</span><br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Hydrofluoric acid </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">should only be resorted to, to remove a small inaccuracy or disfigurement after firing, and is not intended to be used to take of an entire decoration.</span><br /><br /> Sometimes a small pointed stick, like a tooth-pick, will serve the purpose without the cotton, Ample precaution for accidents <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">should</span> be taken, before using, to have <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">plenty of</span> water and rags with reach.<br /><em></em><br /><em> </em><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><em>Sweet oil is an antidote.</em></strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> The acid is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">usually</span> diluted with water before using, at the fumes arising from the pure acid are not only <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">exceedingly</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">unpleasant</span> to inhale, but likely to attack the glaze of china near where it is applied.</span><br /><br /> Unless a person is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">exceedingly</span> careful, and able to guard against every possible accident, it should be let severely alone. It is mentioned here as the only thing to remove color when once fired.<br /><br /> <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">An abundance</span></strong> of old, soft rages, as devoid of lint as possible, will be found a great convenience, if not an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">absolutely</span> essential requisite ; and last, but not least, among the needfuls, may be mentioned <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">plenty</span> of courage and perseverance, determination, and unlimited patience. Though not purchasable commodities, these are quite as necessary to the equipment for painting china as anything mentioned.<br /><br /> Boxes are made especially to contain this outfit. They are of japanned tin or polished wood, and are divided into compartments. The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">following</span> is one of many styles and sizes, is very compact , and is recommended..<em>not shown</em>.<br /><em></em>The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-2168235058679971482010-08-07T16:52:00.000-07:002010-08-07T17:05:26.149-07:00OTHER ACCESSORIES page 92-93There is no other means convenient. Gold is more pliable when warmed.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> A little steel-pointed <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">erasing</span>-pin </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">is a useful instrument to pick up specks or dust, if they accumulate before the paint is dry. A home-made one will answer the same purpose. Select a fine cambric needle, a no. 9 and insert it by the eye end in a c<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">eder</span> brush-handle, having about half of it exposed. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">These</span> trifles all help to make good work easy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> Another dust-scraper,</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">a steel <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">blade</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Shap</span> on both sides, terminating to a point, is of value to the china-painter. ( cut No. 22.)</span><br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> Three color erasers, </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">one curved to reach around handles and other crooked, inaccessible places, are used sometimes for what their names suggest. <em>Note from me...these are what they use to use to get rid of ink on paper when handwriting was done with ink</em>.</span><br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Hydroflouric acid </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">is a valuable adjunct, but to great caution cannot be exercised in regard to it. It is a most <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">powerful</span> acid, and exceedingly dangerous, destroying everything with which it comes in contact. One puts his personal safety in jeopardy every time it is handled. If dropped upon the hand, it will produce the most <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">excruciating</span> torture until its power is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">exhausted</span>, which some times requires several days. Amputation has sometimes been necessary. This acid come in rubber bottles, as it would eat through glass ; and, as a precautionary <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">measure</span> against accidents, rubber gloves should be worn when it is used.</span>The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-11647054779968507682010-08-06T19:01:00.000-07:002010-08-06T19:10:11.744-07:00OTHER ACCESSORIES page 91held across the plaque steadily, which will give firm support to the painting hand.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> A rest</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">for brushes will be found a convenient adjunct. It is made of china, is fine inches long, and its object is to keep the brushes in use from being bent, or coming in contact with any foreign matter if thrown down promiscuously, When doing some pieces of work, it may be found necessary to dry the painting quickly and repeatedly, in order to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">proceed</span>. A spirit or alcohol lamp is convenient for this purpose..</span><br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> A small jeweller's lamp </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">with a handle is suitable ; it is light in weight, and easily moved to and fro over the painting without fear of smoking or cracking the china, which is probably would do if kept in one place.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> Where a kiln </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">or oven is accessible, the lamp may be dispensed with. china may be set in an oven attached either to the kitchen rage or a gas stove, to dry, with perfect freedom. Should the oven be so hot as to scorch the color, there is no reason to be <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">disturbed</span> over it..It will eventually be all right when it is fired, as it will be subjected to much more intense heat than is obtainable in any ordinary oven.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> An alcohol lamp</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">is handy for warming gold, if</span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong>The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-76737969633272615272010-08-03T19:29:00.000-07:002010-08-03T19:36:49.068-07:00OTHER ACCESSORIES page 90the method herewith given for tracing is the easiest way of transferring the design. It requires time, considerable patience, and nice handling ; but, when accomplished, half the battle is won.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>The subsequent work </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">will be comparatively easy. No detail should be omitted, as it will be found to be the very foundation to future success ; and no amount of care and attention bestowed on the drawing is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">wasted</span>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> A hand rest <span style="font-size:100%;">i</span></strong></span>s very useful for certain kind of work, and especially for those who hand is not sufficiently steady without a support.<br /><br /> While there may be no use for on in decorating small articles that are easily held in one hand while painting with the other, they will be found convenient when painting large plaques and similar articles. One large enough to extend across the plaque, and rest on the table, will be helpful. and prevent accidents from contact with the hand. If one of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">these</span> be not <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">obtainable</span>, a ruler may beThe Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-35945154012570577082010-08-03T19:26:00.000-07:002010-08-03T19:28:42.438-07:00eye candy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASDdYlVEih3EH23EtARr_7keyQXeyA6_QrYhSmPedKFIgoniKVm3ZtBgQcq0qB-jKKj249fOSPtuJL1OAMPoMP4NNmA7NZMikDGFRSMjx4NDoqUIpVhLThLvcLpXUxI_Gs57G6ZLrkNAf/s1600/GEDC0022.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501375905305565298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASDdYlVEih3EH23EtARr_7keyQXeyA6_QrYhSmPedKFIgoniKVm3ZtBgQcq0qB-jKKj249fOSPtuJL1OAMPoMP4NNmA7NZMikDGFRSMjx4NDoqUIpVhLThLvcLpXUxI_Gs57G6ZLrkNAf/s320/GEDC0022.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Large 18 in tray of Holly</div><br /><div>by John Bergman</div>The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-91859364090634522382010-08-03T19:16:00.000-07:002010-08-03T19:26:30.691-07:00OTHER ACCESSORIES page 89picture is there, and an exact reproduction in out line of the copy.<br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> The next thing to do </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">is to go over the entire tracing on the china with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">India</span> ink, using water and a very fine and -pointed brush. This brush should be kept separate from the painting brushes, and use exclusively for this purpose ; and care should be taken to keep it straight and always to a point. This is done to secure the drawing, and provides beforehand against any unfortunate accident that necessitates wiping off the painting and commencing again.</span><br /><br /> The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">India</span>-ink line should exactly follow the tracing in a delicate, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">uniformly</span> even, thin line.<br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>After this </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">is accomplished, a good plan, before commencing to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">paint</span>, is to cleanse the china and free it from every trace of graphite, and thus have a clean piece of china on which to work.</span><br /> This is easily done by wiping it over with a rag slightly <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">moistened</span> with lavender . This evaporates immediately, and leaves the china in a beautiful condition to receive color.<br /><br /> This may seem a long, and perhaps even complicated, process ; but it is the only process possible for those who are without previous instruction in the elementary rules of drawing.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> One of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">essential</span> features </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">in all painting is first to obtain an accurate drawing ; and , uninteresting as it may appear</span>The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-4712717141966563962010-08-01T19:30:00.001-07:002010-08-01T19:43:03.771-07:00OTHER ACCESSORIES page 88Very little is sufficient to be distribute over a large surface, and a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">superfluous</span> quantity will produce unsightly and annoying smears over the china. As little as possible is to be used ; just enough to give the paper a tinge of darkness, without being black.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>If the paper</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">be sufficiently moist with the lavender before the graphite be rubbed on, it is not necessary to use any turpentine on the china : but if this be neglected, the surface of the china must be wiped over with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">turpentine</span>, and allowed to dry before attempting to transfer the design, to dry before attempting to transfer the design. This serves as a "tooth" and nicely takes every line ; otherwise the china will not <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">receive</span> the impression.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Place the tracing-paper<span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">in the exact position, and fasten firmly to prevent slipping. This may done with wax, or strips of gummed paper, - the outer edges of a sheet of postage-stamps, where the mucilage has spread, answers this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">purpose</span> admirably.</span><br /><br />Then either with a very sharp pointed, hard lead-pencil, or stick, - as the end of a brush handle whittled to a fine point, - go over each and every line before made, as indicated. An agate or ivory stylus is convenient for this purpose.<br /><br />If these directions have been followed, it will be found, upon removing the paper, that a perfectThe Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-72709521419964604082010-07-25T19:07:00.000-07:002010-07-25T19:15:32.778-07:00OTHER ACCESSORIES page 87<span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Select a thin quality</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">of tracing-paper, and, when about to use it, wipe both sides with a soft rag, slightly moistened with oil of lavender. This will make it still more transparent, and enable the amateur to see the copy better, and to follow the outlines more closely and clearly in every detail and feature of the subject. Place the tracing paper over the design, and go over every outline with a sharp pointed lead-pencil, a soft one is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">preferred</span>, because a light stroke is all that is then sufficient. There is no necessity to use pressure, and with a hard pencil this is involuntarily done. This process <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">demands</span> considerable nicety and precision, and only <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">experience</span> will tech the value of extreme accuracy. Perhaps a slight deviation in the outlines of a floral design may not be observed, indeed, may not be incorrect ; but to vary the lines of the human face would be fatal. A hair's breadth would destroy a likeness, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">whether</span> it be added or taken from, either eyes, nose, or mouth.</span><br /><br /> Having obtained a clean, clear, and correct reproduction of the copy, brush the back of the tracing lightly with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">powdered</span> graphite. This is the same substance from which lead-pencils are made, and is reduced to an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">almost</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">impalpable</span> powder.The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-13637232551268639912010-07-25T18:58:00.000-07:002010-07-25T19:07:10.684-07:00OTHER ACCESSORIES page 86This a japanned tin box, and is fitted with lid or cover, which prevents rapid <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">evaporation</span>. A smaller box fits inside, with a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">sieve</span> in the middle. Brushes can receive a thorough cleansing in this box, without disturbing the sediment at the bottom. A wire fastened across the top is to press out the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">superfluous</span> turpentine.<br /><br /> <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">TRACING</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> If a design is to be copied exactly,</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">tracing-paper with facilitate the process. In conjunction with the tracing paper, there is often used a colored carbon or transferring-paper. Red or black is preferable. Both of these, however, have a soft, smutty surface, and make with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">slightest</span> pressure a think, heavy mark, that is very undesirable. It is almost impossible to use it for fine work, like an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">intricate</span> geometrical border, with thin, narrow lines, or for features of a small face, as in a Cupid.</span><br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> There is a much</strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> better way of tracing and transferring the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">design</span> to be painted, - a way in which this impression paper is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">dispensed</span> with altogether. This <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">methods</span> is not only <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">easier</span> and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">cleaner</span>, but gives better and more accurate results.</span>The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-64689684193414629932010-07-24T19:32:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:42:34.707-07:00OTHER ACCESSORIES page 85or clove oil, or alcohol. A few drops of either is sufficient.<br /><br /> Right here, perhaps, it is as well as anywhere to state that " a few drops" has frequently proved a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">stumbling</span>-block to beginners. They are often advised to add " a few drops " of this or that oil, or, to be very <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">definite</span>, " two drops" of one kind, or "five drops" of another. This may sound <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Very</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">definite</span>, but, as a matter of fact, is misleading.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> A drop</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">is very variable <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">quantity</span>. A drop poured from a bottle is rather more than it dropped from the point of a fine needle ; and this, in turn, is considerably less than if <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">dropped</span> from the blunt end of a brush handle, or even from the brush itself, if of large size.</span><br /><br /> Besides, the specific gravity of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">these</span> different oils and the state of the weather must be considered. A drop of thick oil is larger in bulk and weight that a drop of lavender-oil is or spirits of turpentine, and both are larger when cold than warm. It is therefore a somewhat <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">relative</span> term among china-painters, to indicate a very <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">small</span> quantity, rather than to be taken literally, as in medicine, where it is so necessary to be accurate that it is regulated, and the dropper for correct <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">measurement</span> accompanies the bottle.<br /><br /> If one intend to do constant work, a brush washer will be very desirable,The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-41730820762569276502010-07-23T20:07:00.000-07:002010-07-23T20:17:07.569-07:00Other Accessories page 84Moreover, if the painting is not satisfactory, it may be washed entirely off with a few drops of lavender-oil on a rag, and the drawing will not be disturbed. This not only saves time, but also the labor of redrawing the design, which is frequently an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">uninteresting</span> process, and apt to be tiresome if one is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">compelled</span> to repeat it many times.<br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>The ordinary lead-pencil</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">may be used to make a sketch ; but the hard, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">glossy</span> surface of china does not readily lend itself to this medium. The china must be prepared by wiping it over with a rag moistened with turpentine, and it will be found to respond at once to every stroke of the pencil.</span><br /><br /> When this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">method</span> is employed, however, there are two distinct disadvantages, - the pencil marks are easily <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">obliterated</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">while</span> painting, and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">thus</span> the drawing may be lost ; and the film of turpentine, distributed over the china, leaves an unpleasant surface to paint on, one that is from agreeable, and that interferes with good work.<br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>If Sketching </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">is more easily accomplished with a lead-pencil, the drawing maybe gone over with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">India</span> ink, and then the turpentine cleaned off the china before applying the color. There is nothing so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">desirable</span> to paint on as perfectly clean china, and nothing so exasperating as to try and lay a smooth wash over a sticky surface.</span><br /><br /> Turpentine is easily removed by either lavenderThe Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-81599360461792573432010-07-23T19:58:00.001-07:002010-07-23T20:05:27.428-07:00eye candy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRBTjg59gt7V6cmRURO-dvtmNwpPNrsmUK8B37wnFKsQSJa7a2Jd-DLLCXQU4ZZFa4KyuDWM2evsF6s2gZxRTpnjvPgPi_j3DscFvtnQdoe3-XzkinMc2Uhe-_gLHXx-Yj54cH775rSkN/s1600/8590+copy.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497303282154312722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRBTjg59gt7V6cmRURO-dvtmNwpPNrsmUK8B37wnFKsQSJa7a2Jd-DLLCXQU4ZZFa4KyuDWM2evsF6s2gZxRTpnjvPgPi_j3DscFvtnQdoe3-XzkinMc2Uhe-_gLHXx-Yj54cH775rSkN/s320/8590+copy.jpg" /></a><br /><div>painted by John</div><div>14 inch square plate</div>The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-24145468057868343462010-07-23T19:48:00.000-07:002010-07-23T19:58:04.508-07:00Other Accessories page 83The two best shapes are those as represented in cuts 16 and 17. not shown Either will answer the purpose. No. 16 is entirely new in size, being a 2 1/2 inch blade, while its shape is the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">old</span> familiar regulation spatula.<br /><br /><br /> OTHER ACCESSORIES<br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>A lithographic pencil</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">is most frequently use to draw the design in free hand on china. This is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">especially</span> useful where it is done in a quick, light, sketchy manner, where the outline is simply indicated, without regard to finished detail. In painting over it, as soon as the brush comes in contact with the drawing every vestige will disappear.</span><br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>The drawing</strong> </span><span style="font-size:130%;">with a lithographic pencil is obliterated so easily, that it is not to be recommended to those <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">who</span> would become confused by any loss of outlines, and unable to proceed without the drawing.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> For this class it is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">advisable</span> to make the drawing secure, by doing it with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">India</span> ink. carmine, or any vegetable color, may be substituted, provided it is a water-color. These will all fire away, and possess the additional <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">advantage</span> of remaining intact during painting. The mineral-colors are mixed with oil, the sketching-colors with water ; therefore, it is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">obvious</span> that, as oil and water don not readily mix, the drawing <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">remains</span>.</span>The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-15604043496760145572010-07-22T19:21:00.000-07:002010-07-22T19:24:38.637-07:00eye candy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBu4tJPsLyszFDCqSwohHkYpxm8EsmLEOWHmzX6L8Df_OGXHYvHfsC8mSF9JGe5wmZqWcL3csFMLhD-yNAXwMo9qrhUE-h2Qep7PwObLq-rpn9RPctqwe_rWDoNw_WpfTaNUjAn2JaTrYi/s1600/Violet_tray_3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496921826812785682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBu4tJPsLyszFDCqSwohHkYpxm8EsmLEOWHmzX6L8Df_OGXHYvHfsC8mSF9JGe5wmZqWcL3csFMLhD-yNAXwMo9qrhUE-h2Qep7PwObLq-rpn9RPctqwe_rWDoNw_WpfTaNUjAn2JaTrYi/s320/Violet_tray_3.jpg" /></a><br /><div>violet comb tray by John</div><br /><div>summer of 2010</div>The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-41186758084142787172010-07-22T18:59:00.000-07:002010-07-22T19:08:58.517-07:00OTHER ACCESSORIES page 82time, it would be fully developed in the kiln, and would prove fatal.<br /><br /> It is on this account that a horn or bone knife is to be recommended. These are inventions for the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">careless</span>, thoughtless, disorderly and untidy student.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"> <strong>Accidents</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">from these causes are <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">entirely</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">inexcusable</span>. There are e<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">nough</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">difficulties</span> to encounter and overcome naturally, without adding the unpardonable on of slovenliness.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> A good <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">flexible</span> steel knife</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">is quite sufficient for every purpose, even for gold, not withstanding all that has been written and said to the contrary.</span><br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Keep it clean,</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">and take care of it, and it will be serviceable many years. But for those who neglect these precautions, horn and bone knives are provided ; but it is a sad commentary on our habits, not to be able to use a steel knife, even for gold.</span>The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-4660657325554720222010-07-22T18:52:00.000-07:002010-07-22T18:59:34.067-07:00OTHER ACCESSORIES-PALLETTE KNIVES page 81incline, the color naturally seeks its level in the deepest part.<br /><br /> This is an admirable arrangement, and keeps colors entirely under control, the divisions keeping them apart.<br /><br /> It can be kept in a box, or covered, when not in use.<br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>One or two palette knives </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">will needful, to mix and grind colors. These come in a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">variety</span> of shapes, sizes, and materials. They are made from ivory, bone, horn, and steel. One of the latter is necessary, and, provided it is kept immaculately clean and free from any possibility of rust, will prove all-sufficient. Rust is the oxide of iron (from which certain reds are made) ; and it will effectually ruin some colors, - blues for instance, - if incorporated with them.</span><br />Although this would be imperceptible at theThe Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-29286573305781965502010-07-13T19:04:00.000-07:002010-07-13T19:11:08.110-07:00page 80intervals, and reserve the rest of the space for mixing tints and trying the brush.<br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Another palette,</strong> <span style="font-size:100%;">quite convenient if powder colors are used, consists of a china box, with a lid. This box contains a number of little <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">hemispherical</span> spaces or sunken wells, to hold the colors.</span></span><br /><br /> This has on special advantage, inasmuch as, having a cover to protect the colors from dust, it may be kept quite clean, and in good condition for use for a long time. The lid may be utilized to mix colors upon ; <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">although</span> a tile is much more desirable, and will be found very convenient in conjunction with this sort of palette.<br /><br /> <span style="font-size:180%;"> <strong>Still another palette </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">much in vogue, and to be recommended in preference to any other, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">especially</span> for those who paint constantly, is a double slant. This contains slanting spaces to hold a dozen colors, six on each side : and, being on an</span>The Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-24262342707722025272010-07-13T19:01:00.000-07:002010-07-13T19:03:51.560-07:00late postingI have been gone and unable to enter into the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">porcelain</span> Chronicles but now will continue...I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">have</span> been also painting heavy with the brush...thank you for your patience.<br />JohnThe Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141016631455213222.post-85065931843870704862010-06-07T18:22:00.000-07:002010-06-07T18:45:04.703-07:00PALETTES Page 79<span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>A palette</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">is a necessary <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">accompaniment</span> to the equipment ; and, as in some other things, there is a wide latitude for selection and individual preference. It is useful to mix and hold colors ready for use.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> Formerly</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">a square of heavy ground glass was considered all that was desirable, but it has been superseded by several others much better.</span><br /><br /> That most generally uses is a white glazed tile. Either on 6 X 6 or 8 X 8, will be found suitable.<br /><br /> A piece of plain window glass will of course answer the purpose admirably ; but if this is substituted for the white tile, it is recommended to fasten something white, either paper or muslin under it, in order to enable the painter to distinctly see the exact shade of color.<br /><br /> As the glass and the colors are both transparent, the latter would be seen to a disadvantage if placed on anything else than white. In other words, whatever the glass rests upon would influence the colors, and to a certain extent impart an apparent tinge of color they would not otherwise have.<br /><br /> In using either a tile or a piece of glass, place the colors in a row across the top, at equi-distantThe Porcelain Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249087749554727633noreply@blogger.com