Green.—Dissolve verdigris in distilled water and add gum arabic. Or, dissolve sap-green in water and add gum.
Red.—Steep Brazil dust in vinegar, with alum. Or, dissolve litmus in water and add spirit of wine. Or, steep cochineal in water, strain, and add gum.
Yellow.—Dissolve gamboge in water; or French berries steeped in water, the liquor strained, and gum arabic added.
554. TO MIX WATER-COLOURS FOR ANIMALS
Horses, black.—Black lightly laid on, shaded with Keating's black and bistre, heightened with masticot.
Horses, chestnut brown.—Red ochre and black mixed together, shaded with black, heightened with red ochre and white.
Horses, grey.—Black and white mixed, shaded with black, white, and bistre; heightened with pure water.
Lions.—Colour much in the same manner as horses, adding lake in the ground colour.
Bears.—Brown ochre, red ochre, and black, mixed; shaded with bistre and ivory black.
Wolves.—Spanish liquorice and black, shaded with black.