COPYING WITH TRANSPARENT PAPER._Ladies' manual of art; or, profit and pastime. A self teacher in all branches of decorative art, embracing every variety of painting and drawing on china, glass, velvet, canvas, paper and wood the secret of all glass transparencies, sketching from nature. pastel and crayon drawing, taxidermy, etc.

Another method of transferring pictures to paper is by the use of a

transparent paper, which is made by dissolving castor oil in absolute

alcohol, and applying the liquid to the paper with a brush or sponge.

The paper becomes dry as soon as the alcohol evaporates, which is almost

instantly. After which lay the paper on the picture you are about to

copy, and with a pencil follow the outlines of the picture until you

have gone over the whole. As soon as done immerse the paper in alcohol,

which will remove the oil, and restore the paper to its natural state.

Ladies' manual of art; or, profit and pastime. A self teacher in all branches of decorative art, embracing every variety of painting and drawing on china, glass, velvet, canvas, paper and wood the secret of all glass transparencies, sketching from nature. pastel and crayon drawing, taxidermy, etc. · 第 12 / 165 题