HOW TO DO CRYSTOLEUM.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2361, 31 July 1886, Page 1 (Supplement)

HOW TO DO CRYSTOLEUM.

Cut the photograph a quarter of;an inch smaller than the glasses to he used ; dip & soft rag into benzine and rub the face of the photograph all over' with it gently, then lay it in a flat olean dieb, and pour cold water over it - in which it should remain till quite wet throughout. Meanwhile cover the inside of one of four glasses thickly with the prepared paste; do this with the finger. Take care the glasses are perfectly clean before using them—do hairs, smears, or fluff on either. Now gently dry on both sides the photograph with a soft linen rag, and place it on the glass, the face x against > the side of the glaßs where the paste is. Be careful it is quite in the centre'of ft the glass. Press it on firmly, and then place a sheet of paper over it. Turn the face of the glass upwards, so that you see the photograph, and with a piece of wood, called a 'squegee,' to be got at an artist's colour shop, scrape

' the back of the photograph, keepinj ' the paper betwetm it and the ' squegee to prevent touring till you have ex traded all the superfluous paste fron between it and the glass. If the promm is rendered difficult by the edge having dried at any part, wot the bad of the photograph again with a spongi taking care, however, that no vate; gete under it. You must hold thi photograph and glass in your lef hand, and work from the centie witl your rightj looking from time to timi to see how you are progressing; whpi no bubbled appear at the back, and tin photograph adheres firmlyand sraootlil] on the glass, this part of the proce6B.ii done. If any paste is left, it wil spoil the effect of the photograph lij leaving a mark like the shiny trail o a snail, and if anything by acciden bag got between the photo and the glass it can be removed from it by immpis . iag the whole in warm water and com Mpnenoing again. Now leave the photo graph to dry, and when it is so, wit] ' ' fine sandpaper rub 08 the paper fron the back of tho photo till you can sei .'• the faint outline of the photograph tin wrong side. Do the above gently, 01 you may chance'to rub the photo of ' 'the glass. Now remove any powdem ,'. paper with a vag, and turning the bad of the gIHRs upwards on. the table, pom ; on the whole pholoenough .'erystolenn medium'to cover ii. This.-in twdn ■ hours, will render it-transparent; whw •'' pbur'back irito the bottle any wliicl " remains in the middle of the glass ant ', ,■ carefully wipe dry tbe picture; leavi . it & fewihours to still further dry, am • it is.'ready'for painting, which is bes . •• dotie 1 'iii i oils. Use. the transparent medium,'not the preservative, which ii quite" unnecessary. Wash brushes ii '"' turpentine to moisten the oils, asom would use water in water-colours jjffortraifs are usually done on twt the bair. eyes, lips, and din p'efyontlie first, aud the complexioi on the second; and' fainter portions: 01 back-ground,' etc. These glnssps an held together while painting, tin second glass by wooden clips sold foi the purpose, 'anil afterwards gmmiiPi together with slips of pnper for Ibi purpose of binding the two edges. Then the picture is bucked witl onrd-boai'd and framed. A loveb flesh tint for romplexions m«y be ob .' taincd as follows'.—Light red am '■ white nainlwl first, and while we hatched ov.t -wi'h- "yt*llow ot-hvc am .. . white, t.n ijivp warmth ; .lastly, ut litti Vermillion delirW'ly'- linto I in % iln cheek •b|i)rjiii ( 'i'l)v i ni'i!.M|iij form of tin ■ v.cjje/ik,' and. graduating', it lowd teriiplos. ".For'tlm of the veins, etc., mix- a liultt ultra marine with light-red and white, and while wet hatch over with Naples yellow and white,—Auckland paper,