Identifier: coachmakersillus00ware (find matches)
Title: The Coach-makers' illustrated hand-book
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Ware, I. D. (Isaac Delaney), 1839-1901
Subjects: Carriage and wagon making
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., I.D. Ware
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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hat thedraft, when completed, will appear to hang level, whereas, were the lines drawn per-fectly horizontal and vertical, the body would appear to drop in front, a fault too fre-quently to be observed on drafts by professionals, who might improve in thisparticular. The swept lines are produced from patterns formed to suit the curves; theend of each line to be marked on the pattern as a guide in reproducing the pencillines, which in coloring are nearly obliterated. We will also direct attention to the fact that no ink is to be used in preparing for acolored draft; the horizontal and perpendicular lines are carried beyond the outlinesof the body, thus giving the true direction when the coloring has so far proceeded asto require that they should be added to complete the draft. DIAGRAM NO. 9. HALF-INCH SCALE.The draft given on next page is that of a Clarence coach, and as the manner oflaying out has been fully explained, we omit it here, as the principles are the same. SCALE DRAFTING. 37
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Haying given the brushes and the colors necessary, and supposing that the studenthas secured a careful pencil drawing on Bristol board, and marked his patterns so asto be able to place them to their exact position when required, and extended all lines 38 COACH-MAKERS ILLUSTRATED HAND-BOOK. beyond the outline of the draft, which he will, of necessity, have to cover up on layingon the ground colors; having, we say, fortified himself against any confusion of ideasthat might arise, he is ready to make his first essay. Provide yourself with a nest of porcelain saucers, in which to mix the colors, andbegin by rubbing up either lamp or ivOry black. The colors should be rubbed upwith soft water, and then thinned with prepared gum water. (Every article we maymention can be purchased of any respectable dealer in artists materials.) The novice or new beginner should not apply color to the draft until he has, bypractice on a separate piece of Bristol board, brought the color to the proper consis-

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