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    Admiring the Ocean

    Jul 13, 2023 2 minutes

    MATERIALS

    Brushes

    • 2’’ flat
    • ¾” flat wash
    • ½” flat round taklon filbert
    • 2” fan
    • No 6 flat
    • 1/8 filbert
    • ½” stippler

    Hydroacylic paints

    • Cerulean Blue• Titanium White• Dioxazine Purple• Ultramarine Blue• Magenta• Phthalo Green• Yellow Oxide• Lemon Yellow• Stretched canvas polycotton tight weave 600• Flow promoter medium• Palette knife• Masking tape

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