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that they stand clear.
Now you have a choice Of cutting
another line just below the horizon and
taking out the water" Just as you
did the sky, or leaving it in. Your
decision will depend to certain extent
on your skill in cutting, but either way
will give you fine effect in the fin
ished picture. When you've done this,
cut around the outside edge Of the
circle and you'll be ready for the next
step.
Here again you have a choice of
methods. You can take q wood stain
and go over the whole picture. back
and front. which will give you q very
pretty effect, particularly if the wood
is well-grained. This makes an easy,
yet effective finish. ,
Or. If you want your picture to be
q real work Of art, take time to enamel
it. The four-hour enamel Is best for
this job. You'll need two brushes, a
fine one for detail and q thicker one
for covering the large curfaces.
If you decide to use enamel. be sure
you have some turpentine to wash
your brushes between colors and when
you've finished, as well AZ to thin the
enamel If it's too thick. Remember to
keep the covers on the cans. as enamel
thickens when exposed to the air. It's
good idea to take q small quantity
out into bottle cap, particularly if
you need to mix a shade. But be sure
to mix enough the first time to COM
plete that part Of the work. for it's
almost impossible to get the same
shade twice.
II you left the water in your picture,
it's q good thing to paint it first. Use
q good shade Of blue, putting q few
highlights in with . lighter shade and
the shadows In with Q darker tone.
Make the sail white, and the little dog
can be white, too, with one black ear.
Use q gray. shadowed with a little
brown, for the rock on which the boy
Is standing. The ground can be either
sandy beach or green grass, as you
prefer. Use your own choice Of colors
on the boys clothes and the boat.
Here's point to remember when
you're enameling anything: Always let
one color dry thoroughly before you
put on the one next to it, or they'll
run" OF course, when you're shad-
ing, as with the water or the rock, you
add the shadows while the enamel Is
wet because you want the tones to
blend, but don't paint the water blue
and the boat red, or you'll find streaks
of red and blue in both and you'll have
to do them over again.
When the picture is thoroughly
dry decide on the color for the frame
and add it. A very effective finish Is
silver or gold bronze. You can get
this at any hardware store. II you'll
buy the bronze powder and mix it, .
little At time, with white shellac.
you'll have q much softer finish than
you'll have from the ready-mixed
kind. Mixing gold and silver powder
together also gives beautiful effect,
particularly If you've used bright COL
ors on your picture. A black frame Is
usually safe for fine finish, If you're
not too sure what to use with your
color combination.
And here's another quick finish.
Enamel the whole thing black-make
1t silhouette. Certain types Of de-
signs work out very well in this way.
Take deer at the edge Of . lake.
with pine trees on either bank, and
do it In black. Then add some silver
paper where you cut out the SKY and
see what gorgeous effect you havel
A silhouette ship against . silver SKY
u another effective one. Always paint
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