In beginning to paint, it is well to adopt some special system of work which we know to be reliable, and to abide by that, instead of trying different ways that may be suggested, and having no one fixed method upon which to depend. In the same way, instead of filling the paint box with a great number of colors and ready made tints of various shades, it is best to select a few good, reliable colors that are sufficient with their combinations to paint any thing that may be desired. It is much better to learn the resources of the colors by combining them for one's self, than to rely upon buying every shade and tone already mixed.
A great many colors carelessly and ignorantly recommended by dealers, are utterly worthless; many will fade with time, while others change and turn dark, thus spoiling any thing with which they are combined. The methods adopted in this little book are founded upon those employed in some of the best modern art schools of France, and are as simple and direct as possible. Each artist has his own way of setting his palette and going to work, and out of the enormous number of colors manufactured there may be a great many which are equally as good as those here mentioned. We do not criticise other methods or say that this is the only one, but wish to offer what experience has recommended as a simple and reliable way of working, in the hope that others may find it useful in learning to paint.
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