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    Cyclone the Macaw

    Sep 17, 2017 2 minutes
    By Brenda Holden

    MATERIALS

    • Genesis Heat Set Oil Colours: Genesis Red; Ultramarine Blue; Genesis Yellow; Sap Green; Phthalo Green; Titanium White; Burnt Umber; Red Oxide; Mars Black.

    • Brushes: Roymac Golden Sable sizes 000, 1, 2, 4 and 6.

    • Round Tip Palette Knife.

    • Background: Four coats of diluted Matisse Gesso, sanded between coats, on Saunders Hot Press Illustration Board.

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