The morning call., 1894-06-17
GLOWING COLORS.
Beautiful Souvenir of the
Fair.
"CaIl" Readers Can Obtain Ii for
Fifteen Cents and One
Coupon.

the title of a portfolio Of beautiful water
color reproductions that The CALL has
obtained for its readers.
The work is elegant and artistic In every
respect and the handsomest thing of the
kind that has been produced. The pic
lures are printed in good proportion on
pages 10x14 inches and on the finest
water-color grain paper that could be OBJ
tanned.
The cover is ornamented with simple
but rich design-Ted, blue and gold. The
pages are bound together with a silk cord,
the whole producing most elegant effect.
There are eleven views in the souvenir.
reproduced in quiet but at the same time
rich and brilliant colors. Each picture is
drawn accurately and artistically, and
the blending of the eolorS is pleasing and
harmonious.
The first picture revealed on turning
back the cover is a view of the Grand
Court Illuminated" A pure blue tone
pervades the atmosphere, broken here and
there with the flashes of brilllant-cOlOred
lights and some conspicuous object thrown
into strong relief.
In the pictures of tie Santa Clara, Ala
media County and the Fine Arts buildings
the eye reVes in flood of color.
OtEer pictures comprise view From
Electric Tower" Chinese Procession, 4"
View of Grand Court, Looking West, {"
Northern and Southern California Build
ings," japanese Tea Garden" Electric
Fountain" etc. Each pic ure is a gem,
sure TO please every body.
The method OF producing the pictures is
the most advanced of modern times. and
the following modus operandi is necessary
for each plate:
"a lob, ffe4Js
placed The last touch upon the water color
painting 1t is trans ferTed TO the skillful
hands OF the photographer. who, after care
fully studying his subject, makes an out
line drawing from IL IN detail. This draw
ing Is so carefully carried out as to show
in outline every wash of color which al
pears upon the original, even 10 the extent
of showing the sediment of a wash which
leaves an irregular darker rim at its edge
1t is this piece Of trickery that So ire
Quently deeeves the eye and makes it diff
ticult to distinguish reproduction from
an original water color.
The outline drawing when completed is
transferred TO stone. and from this stone
the photographic tTansferrer will make as
many Impressions as the artist requires
cOloTs to complete his reproduction.
The views are printed in ten colors, and
it therefore required ten impressions from
the keystone Outline drawing on stone)
These impressions are busted with a red
powder, which adheres TO the ink before it
drieS. We now have what the lltho-
grapher calls offset Impressions.
The next call Is upon the stone-grainer.
who must submit all the stones 10 the
artist for inspection as to the character of
the grained surface which the grainer has
placed on the stone by use of glass plate
and sand. The stones having thus been
approved are placed into a handpress.
where an offset impression is placed on it
Uace DOWN and run through the press.
Upon raising the Offset impression from
the stone again we have the Impression in
light red color upon the stone surface ire
versedl.
The ten stones being In this condition
are brought into the artists studio, who
has the original before him and the first
color to proceed with. He now draws
upon this stone with a chemically pre-
pared crayon and an ink of similar in
gradients all that he desires in this one
| color Judging we'll the shades REQUIRED in
tints and tones, which are developed from
printing two or more c0lOrs over one
another.
By this skilful work 1t is possible to
| obtain a countless variety of colors and
shades. After completion this stone is
| etched with q preparation consisting of
| gum arabic, nitric acid and water, and then
| dried. The effect of the acid upon the
| stone is such that when the water-roller in
| the steam press has crossed the surface of
! the stone it will retain the dampness and
! allow the ink-rollers TO pass over the
| drawing without soiling any part Of the
stone, but linking the drawing thereon
thoroughly.
| The stone is then placed in the press
and the entire edition is print ted in the first
| color.
The artist having completed the second
| color sends it to the pressroom where ii will
! be printed on the same sheets as soon as the
first color is dry. This continues until thu
last color has been submitted to and APP
proved by the photographer. who having
finished his work places il on the easel be-
side the original painting for comparison.
1t will be thus plain TO every body that
the cost of producing the work is very
great. But by special arrangement THE
CALL is able to offer its readers this ele-
CANT work for Is cents and one coupon cut
from any edition of the paper.