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Stir a small Freestone.. Red, Black, Yellow Ochre, V. hite French Gray.... White, Prussian Blue, Lake .White Lead, Black White, Stone Ochre, Red Green Bronze.. Chrome Green, Black, Yellow Do Pea... quantity of litharge and red lead into some boiled oil; let it stand, shaking frequently Gray... until bleached; then bottle. Raw oil makes Gold a slower drying size. ..White, Chrome Green White, Chrome Yellow Limestone. White, Yellow Ochre, Black, Red