Vandyke Brown.
—This is an important brown to the house painter. It cannot be imitated, although a little red added to umber produces a colour somewhat similar to it.
Vienna Smoke.
—The best burnt umber should be tinted with lemon chrome yellow and a little Venetian red.
Wallflower Brown.
—This beautiful brown may be made by a mixture of medium chrome yellow and brown lake. Or crimson lake and burnt sienna may be mixed with medium chrome.
CHAPTER X.
Ground Colours for Graining.
A considerable difference of opinions exists among grainers as to the best method of obtaining their grounds, indeed the most experienced men are by no means agreed as to precisely what colour a ground should be. The following mixtures will produce good grounds provided that really first-class colours are employed.