THE CHINA ASTER.
THIS Plate represents a group of China Asters, which will be
found so easy to colour after they are sketched, that very few
instructions are required to enable the student to do them.  I
must, however, recommend a very correct sketch to be made:
observing that the leaves have their proper turns, it will be also
advisable to mark in the petals with a fine pencil, with lake for
the pink flower, and purple for the purple flower; then with a
pencil that will spread at the point, put in each petal with one
broad stroke if possible. As all the different tints are the effect
of light and shade, you must heighten the dark parts with deeper
tints; and observe, the more tints you can introduce, the richer
your drawing will appear.