To begin with the purely mechanical part of our work, let us enumerate the materials required for drawing the outlines:—
Pencils.
3 Pencils—F, HB, and BB. 2d. each.[1]
Indian-rubber.
A piece of Indian-rubber.
Brushes.
Red sable brushes; the sizes sold at 4d., 6d., and 8d. each: also 2 small sizes of the best Camel's hair, 2d. each, necessary for Bessemer's gold paint.
Cardboards.
Large sized London or Bristol board, 6d. per sheet, and upwards. This is a glazed (hot-pressed) cardboard.
"Mounting-board" is rather cheaper, costing 6d. and upwards for a large sheet, but, not having so fine a surface, will not so easily bear rubbing out. It takes colour well.