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 | | Make a fine pointed brush out of flexible, thin bristles, to fit into the quill of a goose feather; and with this brush indicate the face which you wish to do, remembering to divide the face into three parts, that is, the forehead, the nose, and the chin counting the mouth. |
 | | Some[76] begin by laying in the face with flesh color; then they shape it up with a little verdaccio and flesh color, touching it in with some high lights; and it is finished. |
 | | When you want to do the head of an old man, you should follow the same system as for the youthful one; except that your verdaccio wants to be a little darker, and the flesh colors, too; adopting the system and practice which you did for the youthful one; and the hands [p. |
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