Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-12

, To TINT PHoToGRARHs SLIGHTLY-The
following easy method for tinting photo
graphs is well adapted for persons who
have little leisure for the other and more
artistic manner.
Having prepared the photograph in the
usual way take little pink madder or
carmine, and lay it on the cheek with
clean pencil. Soften it carefully all
round the edges, blending the tint into the
face. Repeat the process once and again,
until you have obtained nearly as much
color as necessary; l say nearly as much,
because you have to pass the general flesh
wash over it, which has the effect of dark
ening it considerably. For the purpose
of softening, it will be as well to have the
two pencils on one holder. 1t might ap-
pear that putting on the color of t6e cheek
at once, and softening It, would suffice
but you will get it far softer by doing it
with a very pale tint two or three times,
| than you possibly can by making it at
once as powerful as necessary +; besides, it
Is impossible to soften strong color so
well as pale tint When the color is
quite dry, 90 over the whole of the face
with the flesh tint, then put in the hair,
eyes, eyebrows, and lips round off the
forehead with gray, and apply the same
to those parts of the face where you OBJ
serve it to be in nature. If your photo
graph be very dark one, you will not re-
qlre 50 m1cl gray in it As If 1t were a
hight impression. Next wash in the back
ground, and proceed with the draperies,
ere.
Return now to the face strengthen the
carnations, grays, and shadows, by hatch
ing delicate tints over them put the light
in the eyes, and the spirited touches about
| it, and the eyebrows, mouth, etc, and fin
ish off the hair. In dark photographs,
you will require to lay the lights on the
| hair with body color, as 1t Is generally
much darker than it appears in nature.
Make out the linen with a gray, deepen
! ing 1t In the darkest parts. and lay on the
! high lights with constant or Chinese
white. Proceed next to shadow the drap-
cry, and when you have obtained the re-
qulred depth, scumbIe in the high lights,
using bare pencil and a very gentle
hand, as before directed. Give the back
ground another wash, if requisite, and
your photograph is finished or make up
4 tint Of orange vermilion and white ac-
cordng to the complexion, and lay it
smoothly over the face and hands; then
put on the carnations with rose madder
and shadow up the face with orange
tint. and proceed as above to fuish. II
the back grounds and draperies appear
dead, you may take piece Of very soft
washing silk and rub them up 4 little
which Will have the same effect as if they
had been hot pressed Whenever body
color has been used, the rubbing will be
Ineffective Neither rubbing nor hot
pressing will give a shine TO any but trans
parent tints. Ii there be metal buttons
chains, or epaulettes, they must be laid
over the dress with body colors; very
good ground for them Is red chrome aud
gamboge, shadowed with burnt umber,
and heightened on the lights with lemon
chrome and Chinese white. By the fore
going methods. it Will be unnecessary to
hatch or stipPle great deal for you will
i find that the face will come out very soft
and round without il, but the effect Is far
inferior to that produced by the other
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