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Old 09-14-2002, 11:36 AM   #18
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Mike, I would agree with you that Naples is close to the color of sunlight striking the form, but that would be mostly on the higher highlights. Outdoors in daylight, you will most often get a substantial cooling effect on flesh from the mass of the sky.
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