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Yellow and Purple: the rare complementary color harmony.

Complementary color harmonies create high contrast artwork with high visual impact. Yet, only two out of the three of these color harmonies are commonly found in artworks, while the other is a very rare occurrence: yellow and purple.

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Daniel Smith Hidden Green Gem: Diopside Genuine

Recreating Vincent van Gogh A Crab on its Back using Diopside Genuine, from Daniel Smith PrimaTek line. A bottle green watercolor paint made from the semi-precious mineral chromium diopside. It packs a punch and granulates beautifully!

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Schmincke Super Granulating Single Pigment Watercolors

Recreating Paul Cezanne Still Life with Milk Jug and Fruit using the only single-pigment paints available in Schminke Supergranulation Watercolor line: Volcano Yellow and Volcano Red. A bright granulating yellow and a bright granulating read that are rare to come across, and a joy to work with!

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