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Rh Fawn, Light. Tint white with sienna and a touch of raw umber.

Foliage Brown. Mix burnt umber with raw and burnt sienna and lighten with white as may be necessary.

French Ochre. This color, of course, is sold ready made, and it must be observed that, in addition to the fineness, the particular tone of this color is very important, especially to grainers.

Golden Brown. Sixteen parts of white lead are mixed with one of burnt sienna and three parts of yellow ochre.

Indian Brown. Mix equal parts of Indian red, lamp black and yellow ochre.

Lava. An orange brown lava shade can be had by mixing fifteen parts of black, five parts of orange, four of yellow and a very little white.

Leather Brown. Four parts of yellow ochre, three parts of Venetian red, two parts of white lead, and one part of blue black give a rich leather brown. If a lighter tint is required less black should be used. Or the following recipe may be used: mix white with three times the quantity of red and the same amount of yellow. Some painters use French ochre for a base and tint with burnt umber or Venetian red.

Light Lava. A mixture of raw umber and raw sienna added to white will give this color.

Light Oak. Add French ochre and Venetian red to white as a base.

Lizard Bronze. Fifteen parts of black, one of orange, live of yellow, and four of green will produce this dark greenish yellow shade.

Madder Green. A reddish brown madder shade is produced with one part blue, three parts each of orange and red, and six parts black.

Mahogany. Mix orange and yellow in equal proportions with five times the quantity of black.

Mast Colored Paint. The following recipe gives good