Washington telegraph., 1855-12-12
The Art OF Painting.

The following recipes. prepared by a
practical painter. have been sold for a dol
lar We give them to our readers taken
from the Due West Telescope
l. To Boil Ou-In boiling oil. never
6ll your kettle more than two-tlirds. Or ii
may ruD over and take fire. Place your
kettle on rte Goals, simmer Your OIL till i
will SCOTCH feather. when it VIII lie tit for
use.
2. To GRIND PAINT-Put your paint
on a large fat stone. with a smooth face, wet
your paint with oil, and grind until Gne.-
BE careful TO grind fine, OF there will be n
waste Of paint and your work viii not look
we'll
8 MIXTURE FOR DRYING PAINr-Take
s ounces of sugar Of lead. ounces of red
lead, ounces of l:tharee, 4 ounces of UNI
ber: make fine, put them into a gallon of
Oh /; simmer together one hcur, then strain,
pour in one pint Of spirits of turpentine-
Add one gill to one quart of paint to make
it dry fast.
4 PAINTING ON WooD.-In any kind oe
painting your paint must be of the proper
consistency. Your wood clean and smooth,
and you mus; have proper brush. or you
cannot do good work. 1t is as necessary
that a painter have good tools as any other
mechanic. 10 enable him to make a good job
I have seen houses and ether things spoiled
with poor brushes.
). To PANT HOUSE WHTE.-Mix 4
quarts Of linseed oil, with one keg of white
lead thoroughly Commence at the top and
paint SIX or eight boards at one through
using great care to lay the paint even and
smooth. In putting on three coats make
the second the thickest, adding little Prus-
sian blue to the last coat TO make the white
more clear. Be careful not to use too
much blue; and You must putty the holes
and cracks before the last coat is ap-
Piled.
G. CRrAm CoLoE-Add finely ground
chrome GLOW 10 white paint. (see No. 5.)
little at time ill the shade please< YOU.
You must add yellow every Goa; to have a
good finish.
T. LEAD CoLoR-Add finely ground
lampblaek to white paint go. 81 III the
color suits you.
8 BLUE PAINr.-Prepare sufficient
quantity of white paint. then aid finely
ground PrusSian blue In oil Add little
at time. until the color is light or dark as
you want the shade.
9. BLAo1.-In preparing black paint, grind
lampblack IN oil and as black dries slow
", YOU should add two ounces Of HtIlarge
to every pint Of paint. Always use boiled
oil TO every pint Of paint. Always use
boiled oil for black, to give it body.
10. VERDiGRIs EBN.-Wrap verdi
girls in cabbage or other large leaves, and
place it on the hearth. over which scatter
cold ashes. then cover with Goals, let it roast
one honr remove, and when cold, grind in
OIL This i not so APT tOfade as other green,
and is used for outside work.
IL. CoMMoN GREEN-This is composed
Of nearly equal quantities of PruSSian blue
and chrome yellow. 1t must be ground We
~ fine in oil The shade may lie varied
with white lead
10 ANOTHER GREEN You nav rur-
chase patent green ready for grinding,
which is beautiful if genuine; to be ground
as other paint.
Is. SToNE CoLoR-Burn umber on an
iron plate until it Is Of a reddish cast 10
color looks better for a loom if well put
On
II. STONE CoLoR OF BEAUTIEUL
GREEN SBADE-Add to white paint, sufi-
cient to mike a light drab; then green
enough TO make green shade.
Is. ORANGE Combine white
lead with chrome yellow in the proper pro-
portion To make bright straw color, then
add red lead TO tinge tito an orange.
l6. STRAW CoLoR No. Is makes
straw color by leaving out the red lead.
II. DARK STONE CoLoR-Add umber
10 light lead color, (see No. u till the color
salts.
l8. Blossom CoLoR white paint
add red or Venitian red, til the color suits.
Red lead is the best.
49, FLESH CoLoR.-To white paint add
chrome yellow enough to change is shade,
then some red lead and very small glanti-
" of black, till the color suits.
90 BEsr CoPAL VARNIsH Reduce 2
lbs of gum copal to fine powder and pour
1t into IA copper kettle that viii bold 3 or 4
ellous, and melt it over a Ere of charcoal.
When the gum is dissolved. add one pint
and half of hot iiaxseed oil. having re-
moved the gum from-of the FIRE, stirring
smarily while adding the oil. When it is
partly cool. add slowly 3 quarts Of spirits of
turpentine, still stirring Care must be ia
ken that the contents of the kettle are not
too hot nor too cool while adding the tur-
pentine if too hot it will take fire; If too
cool it Will not mix well. Strain whilst
warm.
2l CARRIAGE FARNIsH-Mdnage your
copal as directed in No. 90 Use pints Of
hot oil that will scorch feather, add a.
of turpentine, and proceed as in No. 20
This yarnish 0ill not crack.