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The nature of the base medium affected the transparency of the color; lakes could be as transparent as the tinctures used to color-wash prints or the more opaque body colors or gouache.
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It ran first through the poorer district of Naples, where dilapidated houses, whose faded walls showed traces of former gay pink, blue, or yellow color-wash, stood in the midst of vegetable gardens; then, the slums left behind, the line passed a long way among vineyards and orchards of almond, peach, and cherry that were just bursting into glorious lacy blossom.
The Jolliest School of All Angela Brazil 1907
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Years ago an artist cousin had sketched her portrait in pastel crayons upon the color-wash of the wall.
A Popular Schoolgirl Angela Brazil 1907
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