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Old 11-07-2002, 10:35 AM   #2
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Alicia: The background is:

- Raw Umber plus black towards the bottom area
- Raw Umber plus asphaltum in the middle area
- Raw Umber plus asphaltum plus cad red light plus just a little bit of white on the top area

Overall, it is not as dark as the picture represents it. For instance, you don't lose the line of either girl's hair against the background. They come close, but there is about a 1 or 2 value difference between them.
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