ly, in their
methods, shown themselves too prone to sacrifice durability to
immediate effect. The list of colors has, too, been enriched by some
accessions within the past third of a century which demand mention.
Such points should be considered in a new edition of the brochure on
landscape painting. Generally speaking, it is a good guide, and may
safely be placed in the hands of the young colorist.

The sketcher from Nature will find in the other a succinct set of
rules clearly stated. He will not need much else if he has a good hand
and eye, and the industry and perseverance to use them. He has first
to render objects and scenes by simple lines; and to assist him in
that the elementary laws of perspective are here laid before him. Some
mechanical appliances, such as a small frame that may be carried in
the pocket, divided by equidistant wires, vertical and horizontal, and
serving, when held before the eye, to fix the relative situation of
points in the view, we do not find alluded to. Perhaps they are as
well let alone, as corks have been abandoned in the swimming-school.

When the series is completed the whole may well be bound together.
Smaller type, thinner paper and less margin would make a book readily
portable, containing all that is indispensable to the student, and a
good deal besides that the maturer artist will be none the worse for
being reminded of. One who has attained some little facility with the
pencil might adopt it as a sufficient mentor in the field or in the
studio, and accept its guidance in a path to be perfected by his own
powers, according to their measure, toward such pleasure, elevation of
taste or fortune as art offers. Studies abound everywhere. The ruins,
arched bridges and picturesque dwellings and other erections of Europe
are but slenderly to be regretted by the American beginner. He has no
lack of clouds, rocks, trees, houses, etc., embracing within their
contours every possible line and shade. He may even learn precision of
line and tint better than his Transatlantic brother, who is apt to be
tempted into carelessness by the ragged variety and indecision of
the objects offered by his surroundings and nearly unknown here.
The broken and wandering touch suggested by the jagged stones of a
crumbling castle is not that which one should begin by cultivating.
Breadth and firmness in form, color and chiaroscuro are attainments to
be first held in view, and never to be lost sight of.

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