The China Painter Instruction Book

The China Painter Instruction Book is a comprehensive instructional book for painting which teaches many aspects of painting such as color mixing, color combinations, Tinting, Dusting, Outlining, etc.  Published by THAYER & CHANDLER, this book explains painting in various objects like leaf painting, Fruit painting, Figure painting, Enamel Work etc.
Excerpts:
There are many things of which the beginner in china

painting should be reminded. It is most essential that he has

clean tools and well mixed colors before attempting any work.

To be sure poorly ground colors are more quickly and more

easily prepared, but nothing but the very poorest results can be

obtained from such haste.
After placing a small quantity of powder color on a

clean slab and enough mixing medium to make a thick paste,

blend the two together with a small palette knife, working

with a rotary motion. See well to it that no particles are left.

When blending, keep the palette knife as flat as possible, as

there is danger of breaking it if bent too much. Mix well

until the color is a smooth paste. It will be found well

to put a small amount of the mixing medium in a small dish

and use from that, rather than pouring it from bottle.