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n this painting, you can see several key discoveries at work. For example, I used a secondary color
Iharmony consisting of orange, green and violet, combined with a contrast of saturation. In the
background of the painting, I use a violet hue, one of the three secondary colors, but I grayed the color
down a lot to create a contrast in saturation in the painting and to make the focal area stand out more.
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