Art In Miniature (1930)

In the wax miniature are combined the virtues of two arts relief sculpture and colour painting C, U of a wax miniature which depicts a child holding a ball. By means of a dissolve another miniature is shown an older child with a puppy on her lap. Another design is shown a teenage girl with a larger dog. Two hundred years ago artists excelled in making wax miniatures, but thereafter it seemed to become almost a lost art. Today it lives again M, S of a young girl posing for a female artist. The subject is roughly sketched and cut in Various shots of the woman scraping the wax from a round disc. Soft wax is then stuck onto the shape of the child. Wax tints, matching the subject, are C, Us of the wax being applied. The miniature takes shape. Under the Artist s skilful touch, the portrait becomes almost a living thing We see the child s hair taking form. Through dissolves the child s dress appears. Alice is given a wax basket of flowers. A perf