New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-28
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pcrsoas krJw what n POKER ssc'c" 10 'o =. -
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TSs fsc, Of the pic,are which is burned on wcou'
a. tu OF ialeatoas which may be felt with IN" manu-
Tas mouth ia a black liue 6arned into toe wow on"
sac evss xrs ltsie roaat hoics. One eau 1901 S"o
IN arss OF the nose and hair, the buttons VI "o
coat AMI the Inks Of the wasch cham hahsn "o'.
the waisc,at POCKET A similar picture OF psniei
Ws,..er !, owed by santei No5'c OF asorss'
baxiue~s assyclstc OF Edward Tyler, oil ths c''y'
m ,ab,r of the Uaioa Lssfne Club. third ske'c"'
a hxeas.s of Shakespeare. is owned bv Francis
raata;,s Cosnnis .oner OF z migration of 6eorsia
Tae.e sketches were IN idc by ~crthiess fenow,
rat,vs OF B,s,ea VINO spent most OF his Gays !" a'
ca,s H. co,ld do the WORK only wnei un'or ',0
In Iisncs Of ilaor: when s,oer ne was TOO "nS'e"y
Z, tiide his tools Mr. fdrncr leirnet OF MS es'o Nv
acnisnt sav, him assstsuce and tried TO reio'm n"
B,the was TO, far goae. lie died soon after "e'''as
this new friend, leaving with his oeneiac,o' 'n0
three skssehs,-shakespsars, Webster aad Clay.
Webster was done from memory. Inc artist niu e
stat,sna an only ones that was ten years oeor'
be attended hi, portrait vet the likeness mas occu
r,o,o,,cs5 by those who knew Mr.. Webster one OF
the must striking ever producsd OF him.
A Young ARTIST Ar WORK ~ THIS CITY
Thor, IA a yo,,e ARTIST ia this city who IS DONG
ooksr sketches after the manner OF the Boston man
Last wear he male a likeness of John MCCULLOUGH as
9th ,o" add it now hsn 20 In the sittna room o. IT,
F. j. Miles, the theatrical manager OF Cincnna'' anu
this city. + yBUNE reporter visited h'm 'he o'''
dt aod listened to his chat about the poker sko'chins
art which he thinks may one OF these days de"eiop
into so uethug OF a, importance. His de'cflp-
flo, of the work aud the way do IL was nearly In
those words:
aThe process is simple in detail, The materials
inexpensive aud the study pleasant and Instructive
thst the youth OF the land might do well to take up
a. al art in itself an'aid to better understanding
Of the yalus OF light aud shade 10 other knCS Vi
picture IN liking In Its pursuit the edmonton oa.n
wall the iron il hot must be literally ooserVou' "
nrst there Will be smltty haads AMI S'rne' n"i
and the stado Or kitchen will DC Uttered Will na
birned boards etc. Bar this' yo" ~no"' "-
rs jaubing paint everything.
Tina 6rst r,oaisite is furnace tor heating the pokers
a,d f,r this purpose do not k0Ow better thlng
tbsn an ordinary timers fire pot IT should Do maue
of thick sheet iron size of slxinch stove ppc anu
from tw .ve to fourteen inches high JOINT oil stove
DIPS cIt in half would make tw, good ones bottom
sh,uid bs rnlds on one end, two and n hall mcoes
from which row of small holes must be lunched
arouui the pot to admit air for draught and into
which the pakes to be pat to be heated INC oeS'
fuel to use Is charcoal, "a 1t makes not nre'
lasts lol1 time, anu Is cueip tnA SiO"N
uss it nav be set in the fireplace CRATE or it may
haze nina Of its owa running into the chimney or It
may be used without pipe 10 the open AIT: Aler tnc
FIRE gels to burning well Nat pece 81 sn"oN"o"
should oe placed top to keep In the heat
TIRE KINDS or POSEas NEcE''AtY.
aOf the ,o,,srs there may be an eadles' variety,
smiled to any class Of work the ar st may desire to
do hut only three kinds are absolutely necessary;
the ever the shader,' and the liner The eye: Is
.;unv MEGA of No steel wire about five inches long
provided with "a wooden handle. The END Ia ground
10 "A blunt point, the bevel extending btck ohly one
eighth of an lnch 1t used TO MAKE the eyes, the
nostr;,s. tao deep shading of tie ear. the eye
brows,-in fact all heavy shadlnI reqafiIS snort
black lines ana Tor which the shader cou'u not 'e
= TSs 1ader' as its name indicates, is used for
shading ami is made of sieel one eighth OF an men
thck by half an inch wide and i've inches long nav
49, haIdle at one end and the other ground nat like
hssl bevelled on both sides. la shading either sine
corners NAV be employed With good rhect =,
The liner the most ian portant OF the tools. should
be OF No. steel wire IKE tne egeI S,d o hs
made fiat like chise an then tue sharp CORNERS
carefully rounded a. somewhat 10 resemble Tue
,,.nt NJ ca.e-knite IL should be made as snort as
p,sbI, so that tne hand guiding 1t may be near the
I'M A hanJe should be used that val, not burn out
iron the hea OF the steer aau ,p Oa ns sboe er o
handle IL has jaws winch open ana close oy t3'nine
nut and which may be made TO ht any siaa s"r
wire. Plain wood handles NAV be used or tne o'her
too.s bat they should have metal rings or shoauers
where the wire enters as a protection AGAINST the hre
THE Sort OF WOOD TO BIZ USED.
The next TIN is the wood upon which the sketch
is to be made have used poplar with good success
bat object it because will not take on the rch
brown o,lor 30 desirable In the poker sketch Soft.
yait. nine makes highly coored picture. but great
care is required using the pokers on IT. because OF
its alternate hard and sott gran. Ii the tool not hrd
IN the most careful mannel IL will bounce As IL were
over the hard grain and ourn ueepiy l.o '1e SUI
ntrlkp
"a il IL uniformly hard and has beautiful color when
varnished The pieces should be rom one-eiSnth 10
oe-anarter of inch thick, according to SIZE, and
shoud be blamed perfectly mooth by machinery Haif
lines may lie burned such wood III either direction
acrosa the grain or with H. ,,
h,ush complete the outfit and the preparations ali
made are ready to begin sKetchn3' Let Let us tAAe
frat saw the bust OF Longfellow and draw him IN
nenc;l on the board. Evidently we can do ms halr
without much trouble and his flowing beard, almost
covering hrs face. won't bother us great deal
Sa,bar will We have TO take very much pains TO
make his coat and shirt bosom. as mach as
we caa see of them, look almost naturai enough 10
wear am not so sure that we can give his mouth
exactly the proper preston under the droo ing
moustache without consoles aLle skIii anu patience
neither Will it be an easy mailer 10 oua aoSe 90
the exact breadth and shadow they require Wlth
the Intense. soulful eye we a,e going 10 naVe 'rouone
knowing that succeed WIN IL we cdh certainly 40
ali that remains whereas 1t we iaii we nave nor
wasted our time III doing other features only TO nave
cham sno led One false stroke and the board Is
ruined There is rubbing out or painting over or
fIling nm Throw the wood aside and besa aga n IT
fine beginner Is taking his first lessons II drawing he
must not expect 10 become an artist all at once. ~
Void be a good idea for him TO get some peers oi
ch.an white piae boards and practise making eyes.
,ouibs and noses until be can 90 them easily and well
Tsen he need have fear OF spoiing many pictures.
But TO return To LongelIow. Having burned the
outncs Of the eye with the liner, heat the eyer to
almost white heat and holding II vertlcaiiy over Inc
soat rocead TO burn the ball. Give the tool slight
tarn before removing 1T from the wood to produce IN
sbe eve glazed appeal Ii AL is well 20 on With
tte brow using the liner and eyer as occasion
ma, require, The latter being better Tor the heavy
black shading over the eye. Next 40 The nose. being
eareiu not TO hold the irou to the wo"d too long we