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Rh brushes, as that size is constantly needed. Get the best brushes, as it is very unsatisfactory to work with poor tools. For the same reason, get Windsor & Newton's paints, which are more reliable than the American. A good selection of colors would be the following: —

* Silver White.

Yellow Ochre.

Light Cadmium.

Medium Cadmium.

Orange Cadmium.

* Light Red.

* Vermillion.

Madder Lake.

Rose Madder.

* Indian Red.

Cobalt.

Permanent Blue.

* Antwerp Blue.

* Terre Verte.

Zinnober Green (light; Schonfeldt's)

Raw Umber.

Burnt Sienna.

Bone Brown.

* Ivory Black.

Blue Black.

This list can be shortened by taking only the colors marked with an asterisk, with the addition of burnt umber, raw sienna, and Naples yellow. For some reasons it is far better to restrict yourself to as few colors as possible, so as to learn their capabilities. The old masters had a much more limited range of colors than we now possess, yet who will dare to dispute their claims to pre-eminence as colorists? To your list of materials add a two ounce bottle of poppy oil, a tube of Soehnee frères' retouching varnish, some soft old calico or muslin, a tube of megilp, and, if necessary, transfer and tracing papers.

A sketch block for oil painting, containing 32 sheets, 7x10 inches in size, can be bought for $1,00; 10x14 for $2.00. These are good to practice on. You can also purchase wooden panels, or papier maché, wooden, or porcelain plaques for decorating. It is considered advisable, generally, to paint standing, but as some will find it necessary to paint at a table, a small easel for the purpose will be desirable. It can be made by any carpenter from the following measurements: The top and