The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30
Mirror PAINTING.
4 PaStime for Rainy Days which women
Soon Learn and Find Interesting.

Women with leisur, time can decorate
] the mirrors OF their homes artistically
| and beautifully if they are in the least
| clever with the brush and have even slight
| knowledge Of oil painting
There are no backgrounds to trouble
| about and the coloring is laid on in broad
tints and without much touching over
| The absence OF the deeper mysteries of
composition and the fact that coored
copies suitable TO the work can be OBJ
tanned everywhere, induce many women
to apply themselves TO this study.
Mirror painting il comparatively easy
oil coloring, and the results obtained with
| flowers are particularly gratifying. For
| instance, a spray of flowers can be- painted
| easily, since there Is no back ground, and
| the flowers ar" treated simply and boldly
The coiors should be soft and such flowers
as roses, clematis. passion flowers or jcs-
| mine sprays can be branched across the
| mirror or be hung in dropping sprays from
the top OF the glass to the bottom.
For an upright subject choose branch
of holIyhocks or spray Of lilies. Mirrors
are much in evidence this season, IN all
shay Us and sizes, and are used for fire
scree as and wall plaques or as tiles over
mant, ,s. They can be had in any shape
and are generally framed in OAK Amateurs
should ,TmoV- the glass from the frame
and place II on an easel for painting Even
when the wooden frame Is TO BE- treated as
par, Of I've picture it is well to paint the
mi rror first and then put on the frame
and paint 1t utter.
The designs are put upon the surfa @
Of the mirror IL this way: First a tracing
of the design is 10 be made upon ordinary
| tracing paper. II copy is TO be made.
the work is very easy. If the design is
original tnp splpptp1 hnyars
| in a good position. exclude all but the
| north light, AID draw them TO size upon
| drawing paper, and tnt them with water
| Colors 10 indicate their cOloriug, where
| the deepest sha, oN~ sh, Md fall and where
the reflected lig.Js tn own from a trans
| parent leaf or petal TO another part Of
| the design appears.
Trace the chief outlines IF this sketch
| rub the glass quite clean with Ct.amois
! leat her, and Law the tracing Paper upon
| il with sheet of red carboSized paper
| between the glass and the payer. With
| the roi of hard pencil then 10 over y a
! traced lines steadily, remove tlP papers.
and the outlire will be clearly sea- o..
! the glass.
Nix little fake white with med Jun !;
| rcxt add 70 il color that matches one
| ol tne flower tints, and secure their out =
! lines by going over them with this color
| in fire brush. Match one Of the shade,
| of the leaves. and work IN leaves and stems
with tn" crecn mixture. but work in the
| first pai ting Of the flowers before the
outline has dried and before the leaf OUT =
| H. o j. secured
TIE dre,cst shadows should he worked
| H. frst tlc the half tirts. M d lastly the high
! liphlr Nix all these shades OF. the Iaiettc
| with the medium, APT ~ them with a, even
! hald, al d soften al run their edges into
! zach other with a 'leN. AID dry brush,
| Use ss little raiI I a. p,t'',te put II Oh with
| few touCler a. a q carefal that the out
| lfe e each rc,al IL clear. aid rot ragged
, booking
! Tie. worK OFT tie ii.GcS ITNals ~ a make
the tore lighter than a'urc. hie tie
paiIt r. d. VII &. outlir" the leaves az d I'll
! i tieir shadows, medium, reflected, ~ d
| hiPh lights, a q lctN" lie work u Ill div
Tin' r"Iai't u" flowers and leaves. soft
p ing tie culors hu hrLg ing them up TO
natural To- cr, q d tie, din togct 'er crude
! ms -scs f Coloru g.
I tie III al raii ting ;Cd IL" peculiar
| marlii n of the flowers, vein tie leaves.
a Il lightly apply washes of tra sLare-
| color where the oolors require warming up
or to ing dow
t. pai' ting any flower. the delicecy 81
touch, perception Of color al d form al q
H.. rioht perception Of light AZ d shade
dorel q upor the pai' ter. Hullyh"cks
| make good sub iect al their ColoIil q,
! though rich in tore, t. ever crtGe B,t
| - - IL dvidual taste Of tie worker I'M II lo
! CIl suited a. q there are many flowers 20
simple IL COZ struCtion tfat amateur work
ers ca make ttom succef' fully.
| II IL surp sing, practiSd workers ray
to oe how fast an.atsuIs learn W color
1SorIectly.