To insure as near perfection as possible we want a substitute for these objectionable driers, which will not be subject to atmospheric influence.
CHAPTER XII.
ORNAMENTAL PAINTING.
MONOGRAMS.
At the present time nearly all possessors of carriages have their private marks painted on some part of the panels. These take the form of monograms, initial letters, crests, and heraldic bearings or coats of arms. The monogram is the commonest. For crests and coats of arms a duty is levied, from which monograms are free.
A few examples are subjoined. They can be multiplied to any extent; and designing monograms and initial letters would be excellent practice for the apprentice.
Fig. 33.—V. A. C.
[Fig. 33].—Lay in C with dark blue, light blue, and chrome yellow, No. 2; lighted with A to be in Tuscan red, lighted with vermilion and orange; V with olive green, lighted with a bright tint of olive green and white. Separate the letters with a wash of asphaltum.
Fig. 34.—I. N. C.