FITTING GREENHOUSE AS STUDIO.
A greenhouse is often found suitable for use as a studio if there is some means of controlling the light. This may be done as follows: Two sets of blinds A and B, running one under the other, as shown in Fig. 622, are fixed. Both blinds are'on spring rollers, so that the blinds run up of themselves when released. The blind A is of green lining, and the blind n of ordinary white calico. The blinds should be about 2 ft. wide, and fitted so as to overlap and prevent the sun striking in between them. The blinds pull down to the eaves only. Along the sides loose curtains c of a dark green colour should be suspended on a along very easily. They should be made of some fairly opaque blue material. By their use the principal light can be made to come from any point, and the opening between them should be wedge-shaped, as a rule, with the larger opening in front. Underneath these, if there is a very strong top light, may come a second set of white muslin, fixed in the same manner. A third cord should go across the middle to prevent the curtain bagging down in the centre. The studio should be erected in
subdued light, and the sitter should face wire. As a rule, these curtains will not be used, as, in the case of ordinary pictures, the light proceeding in this direction will have little effect in altering the modelling. 5Iuch will depend, how ever, on the surroundings of the studio and the amount of light transmitted by these side windows. If the windows face a dark lawn or building, .the light will be I little ; but if the windows open to the sky or a whitewashed wall, mar top light can be used. Where Rembrandt effects (see p. 4S7) are desired, these windows will be very useful. For ordinary lighting, push the windows open to, say, 3 ft. from the background ends, draw down to the eaves the top blind nearest the background, the next blind a foot or so less, and the next less, and so on as required. Then soften clown the modelling in the same manner with the blind B as taste may suggest.