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CYCLOPEDIA OF PAINTING

but French ochre, Indian red, and lamp black may be employed, or a mixture of raw and burnt Turkey umber and Italian sienna.

Drab. A good drab is made by using burnt umber and white lead in the proportion of one of the former to ten of the latter, but raw umber and a little Venetian red may be used instead.

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Fig. 25. Red Sable Brushes.

Fawn. This might also be called deep drab. It is produced by tinting white lead with a mixture of French ochre, Indian red and lamp black, or raw Italian sienna and raw Turkey umber. Another shade of fawn is obtained by using eight parts of white lead, one part of chrome yellow, one part of Indian red, and one part of burnt umber, or eight parts of white lead, two parts of medium chrome yellow, one part Venetian red, and one part of burnt umber.