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Art Tip #1 - Color Theory: A Crash Course
Art isn't complete without colors, right? Unless you'd consider a blank white sheet of paper as art, then by all means...
In today's first stop at the Art Terminal, we will be learning how to use colors using Color Theory! Being knowledgeable about basic color theory can really help you develop your skills as an artist no matter what medium you'll be using - be it traditional art, digital art, or even a mix of both! It may seem confusing at first but with this guide, you'll be making well-coordinated compositions with flying colors in no time!
PART 1: How to use the Color Wheel
This infamous wheel by Isaac Newton helps you see the relationships between the colors.
Keep in mind these 3 categories:
⓵ Primary Colors: Red┃Blue┃Yellow These are the first three basic colors - all other colors can be created by mixing them in different ways. Tip: mixing all three creates the color brown! ⓶ Secondary Colors: Purple (red+blue)┃Green (blue+yellow)┃Orange (yellow+red) If you've noticed, these colors are created by mixing our primary colors. ⓷ Tertiary Colors: Red-Orange┃Red-Purple┃Blue-Purple┃Blue-Green┃Yellow-Green┃Yellow-Orange As you might have guessed, we get these colors by mixing our primary and secondary colors.
Part 2: What are the Color Properties?
Keep in mind Color has 3 primary properties:
⓵ Hue: the colors in their purest state - or in other words, a color's name.
⓶ Saturation: the brightness or dullness of a color - the intensity or purity of a hue. Tip: High Saturation/Saturated = color looks very bright ┃ Low Saturation/Desaturation = color looks washed out or greyed out
⓷ Value: the degree of lightness or darkness of a hue. Tip: There are 3 ways to change a color's value: Shade┃Tint ┃Tone
Shade/Shading: a shade is a color that is produced by adding black.
Tint: a tint is a color that is produced by adding white.
Tone: a tone is a color that is produced by adding grey.
PART 3: What is Color Harmony?┃What Color Combinations or Schemes can we use?
Go back to the Color Wheel as it is a good reference in helping you create appealing schemes. Here are 6 common combinations you can apply in your work:
⓵ Analogous: uses colors (around 2-4) that are next to each other in the color wheel - Match them!
⓶ Complementary: uses colors that are opposite or across of each other on the color wheel - if you can't match 'em, clash 'em with their opposites! Tip: matching these colors creates great contrast and visual interest so they can overpower each other sometimes so keep that in mind.
⓷ Split-Complementary: 1 base color then 2 colors adjacent to its complementary color - if the contrast too much, split them!
⓸ Tetradic: uses 2 complementary pairs. This forms a rectangle on the wheel - if you need more variations go double complementary!
⓹ Triadic: 3 colors that are evenly spaced out in the color wheel. You're free to choose from a variety!
⓺ Monochromatic: uses different tones, shades, and tints of a singular color. Sometimes it just works!
PART 4: What is Color Temperature?
Ever wonder why some compositions feel cold or hot? It is a fact that color has the ability to evoke feelings or emotions. As such, color temperature is the one responsible for this - it is the "warmth" or "coolness" of a color.
Warm colors: Reds┃Oranges┃Yellows Generally seen as colors that are bright, cheerful, active, or happy
Cool Colors: Purples┃Blues┃Greens Generally seen as colors that are dark, mysterious, melancholic, or gloomy
And that concludes this stop for today! These tips are a lot to take in, we feel you, and that's alright - come back to this station when you need a quick reference. We hope you learned a lot from this and that you'll be able to apply them in your paintings or digital illustrations!
Now pack your art supplies and start creating! Safe travels~
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#Nevermore#Nevermore Webtoon#Webtoon#OMG LIKE ONE OF THE ONLY EPS EVER#RIGHT FROM THE START MMMMM LESBIANS#“That I had to hurry. For the first time in a long time.” 😩😩😩😩 OMG#ANNABEL SHE JUST WANTS TO HELP YOUUUUU#“We’re both women!” HAPPY PRIDE MONTHHHHHHHHHHH#IT’S ALL JUST A GAME ANNA YOU’RE SO GOOD AT THEM#OHHHHH THAT TURNAROUND ANNA YOU’RE SO PRETTY#THEIR RELATIONSHIP IS SO MESSY AND I LOVE IT#THOSE EYESSSSS FLYNN IS AMAZING#I love how there’s the RnF trend of characters thinking others are bluffing#Shane and Lenore I’m looking at you#Shane especially my guy thinks no one is serious when they 100% are#WHAT IS THE TELL LENOREEEEE TELLLL MEEEEEE#GAH THEY’RE SO CUTE#LENORE YOU’RE SO GENDER OMG#WEAR THOSE PEARLS GIRL#OMG THE LIGHTING IN THE LAST SCENE IS SO AMAZING#PURPLE AND TEAL COMBINED MMMMMMMMMMMM I LOVE HOW FLYNN USES COLORS#THE GOTHIC VIBES ARE OFF THE CHARTS#CREEPY GHOST THINGS WHAT ARE THOSEEEEEE#AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHAT IS THAT IT HAS A WHOLE ARMY AND A SPECTRE CARD THE THEO PARALLELS DO BE EXISTING#DON’T LOOK AT ME CREEPY DEER THING#ALMOST AT THE END WHAT IS GONNA HAPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNN#Sorry this is late typing things up takes a bit and I’ve been busy hahahahahhahahahhahh
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This is for anyone and everyone who sews, but most especially quilters.
PLEASE REBLOG!!!
#quiltblr#sewblr#textile art#fiber art#my answer is yes and the print is USA patriotic prints. They trigger anxiety that borders on panic. making anything with those prints#makes sewing difficult. What about them triggers anxiety? Look at who typically wears that kind of print/pattern. They're MAGAts/#conservatives/hate groups. It used to mean something positive but now when I see these prints I want to run far away.#it's hard enough using red/white/blue color combination because of the association. I made placemats for my parents using those#prints because my mom sent them to me. All US flags and bald eagles. She called me when they arrived with all the scraps.#asked me why I didn't want to keep the scraps. When I told her simply hate looking at those prints she was baffled. I grew up in the#military and apparently should be comforted by the prints. NOPE!#the last time someone tried commissioning me for a quilt using those kinds of prints I offered them a refund because I straight up#will not do it. they were perfectly happy with the color combination instead after I explained why. I used floral and water prints#which made it less difficult but I had to constantly remind myself it's all pretty things.
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are you okay with people taking inspiration from your art style?
inspiration yes! I have some mutuals that have taken insp from little aspects of my style (and vice versa) i think "stealing" (AND OSMOSING) is how ive cobbled together my own art style. but the important part is the osmosing and integrating into your own style and not just directly stealing and emulating specifics to look exactly like mine its so scary 😭 my personhood....
i wldnt even mind doing studies or such (as long as credited) as long as u eventually Osmose....dis happened to me a few yrs ago, i took heavy inspo from a creator who approached me abt it and i had to of course apologize and then also explain that i wasnt coming for their personhood, but just exploring for a few drawings (which was true! + they appreciated dis clarification)
#skunk mail#Anonymous#bro ive seen ppl directly stealing my HANDWRITING and colorpicking and almost tracing poses while using my exact same brushes like. ok ^_^#along with copying my little personal autobiographical comics like AHHHHHH#like i dont care abt ppl using linear burn brushes i got that from thatskidding#BUT ITS SO FUNNY TO SEE ALL THAT + THEN ALSO COLORPICKING MY COLOR DOODLES#like. yall dont have ur own favorite colors????? 😭#like taking separate elements its fine its only when u try combining em all to be Cheye Jr that i freak out#like...im ok with inspiration bc when ppl take inspiration and show me im like cool! ive never thot any look like theyre directly trying to#1:1 my style....now when i see ppl that ARE trying to do that...i get so scared...bc you rly have to deliberately be doing that lmao.
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Bakuage Sentai BoonBoomger
Spy and Family
#boonboomger spoilers#gifs.ogspebb#boonboomger#bakuage sentai boonboomger#super sentai#flashing lights#flashing lights tw#taiya hando#ishiro meita#mira shifuto#jou akuse#genba bureki#sakito homura#bun red#bun blue#bun pink#bun black#bun orange#bun violet#userdramas#umbrella.gifs#tokuedit#please do not repost#umbrella.edits#umbrella.posts#glad to have a circuitmeter ep so i can use this pretty color combination in the caption :)#ishiro always gives when it comes to using his changer in cool ways like he didn't have to do all that but he did for me <3
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Pen tests....
#i had a bit of a crisis when i realized my signature 01 prismacolor finepoint In Blue is. on its last legs it seems.#that alone wouldn't be so bad IF THEY WEREN'T IMPOSSIBLE??? TO FIND????? LIKE ANYWHERE?????? GOT SO SCARED AND UPSET ABOUT IT#i went on a whole ass journey about it. my sister came in clutch to save me. also gave me a few dif options to try!#and the smallest prisma in blue i could find was 03. insane. is this my fault somehow. did i use up the last ones on earth.....#LIKE. cannot stress enough how much Blue Ink is important to me. i have never been able to make solid black ink Work in my art.#LIKE... only exceptions being a black and white piece. but as soon as i add color it just does NOT work...#it is. such a specific thing. that combined w the fact that i purposely Have to draw small scale or i get lost in the sauce forever#i really am. the epitome of new type of guy just dropped. guy who only inks in blue and needs to draw as small as humanly possible.#i feel like with time i can get used to the 03s though!!! and i have. multiple of them. all the blue 03s in the world are MINE now 😤#hopefully. this will last me a lifetime.#moe tag#thank you moe for being a very easy model to work with. unlike Somebody Else who has Stupid Hair....#my art
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"mutants are poc analogy" "mutants are queer analogy" Listen, X-Men and as such mutants as a whole should really be disability representation, and I mean representation and not analougous to it they just occassionally also get to blast ice while having furniture not built for them, struggles with keeping their mind in the present, and constantly having people casually discuss sterilizing or euthanizing them and being considered either dangerous or simply incapable of understanding when they get mad about this. But nobody is ready for this conversation.
#Marvel#X-Men#But no as someone who is queer and also has untreated disabilities#Plays at saying being antimutant is metaphorically homophobic mostly just pisses me off#And I'm sure people of color aren't thrilled when Mutants As Analogous To Racism comes up since most of the big names are white#And more often than not this is usually used for Marvel to avoid actually talking about the real issues#Nevermind rarely combine in an interesting way when you do get a gay mutant or a poc mutant or a gay poc mutant#However any time they run into the world simply not being built to accomodate their physical or mental needs and get sneers for asking#You can immediately see me doing the Leonardo DiCaprio point#“but what about Homo Superior” nobody in the 616 knows how genes work because the writers don't#And as a scientist if I have to see X-Gene pop up one more time I'm going to transmogrify into Galactus and eat the planet#One of the biggest experts on Mutant biology is from the Victorian era why are we listening to him#Anyway where are the DIY accomodation features for people with tails or touch telepaths#Rogue basically had to be bubblewrapped most of her life once her powers kicked in#Scott has literal braindamage on top of his powers so he's either blind or colorblind if he doesn't want eyebeam everything#Magneto and Polaris's mental instability probably is related to their electromagnetics fucking with their brains#And Also They Both Have Hella PTSD#Hank has had to make shit that's big enough for him or just run around in boxers#Kurt literally had to use holograms to hide his physical appearance and sometimes still does or has to wear concealing clothes#Logan has chronic pain and rips his skin open any time he pops his claws#Big Fuckoff Migraines plague all psychics#And we have ALL of the Morlocks EVER#Isn't Hellion using his powers to make up for having no hands??#Or at least was before they walked it back like they did the Professor needing a wheelchair#I just think there is an argument to be had here about this
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Was genuinely confused why people get upset about characters looking different than their original design in newer adaptations of whatever story and then I remembered I’m a ✨ theatre kid ✨ and not everyone is
#we’ve been casting whoever the fuck is the best for the role regardless of if they resemble the original version of the character#for like at least the last 20 years babey#and sure people raise a stink about it sometimes but the vast majority of people#like can you sing? can you act? can you dance?#can you do whatever combination of those skills is needed for a given role and do them well?#no one gives a single shit#i recently came to the realization that a big part of why i don’t care when adaptations or reboots change appearances of characters#is quite simply because i’m used to it#what donna looks like in your local production of mama mia largely depends on the demographics of your area#not resemblance to meryl streep#(it also depends on nepotism/who the director is friends with but that’s a different conversation)#theatre’s got its own problems#especially in regards to treatment of actors playwrights and other assorted theatre people of color#but like#colorblind casting is pretty common in my area at least#it’s not such a controversial thing#or… it’s controversial for different reasons i guess#but i’m used to seeing it! and i forget not everyone is#theatre#musical theatre#violet’s on her bullshit again
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i realize a lot more ppl have followed me in recent times meaning y’all don’t know about the whole ‘my college roommate lied and completely convinced everyone on campus that she was color blind for the entire first semester of college, until tearfully pulling our friend group one at a time into a room to admit to us it was all a sham because she wanted a fun fact about herself’ situation. none of us were even mad we were just CONFUSED. there’s definitely people we graduated with who STILL DON’T KNOW.
#like she was DEDICATED to this she even did a whole fucking poem abt it at an open mic. spent mornings asking me wht color things were when#getting dressed and shit. used it as an excuse for some ATROCIOUS color combinations#it was so absurd.#she stayed my roommate for all four years ❤️ a wild human being#grandpa max is god? i go to church now
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See this? This is what brought me back to rid15! The cool worldbuilding and designs! I may not be the biggest fan of the plot but some of the implications here are so so so so so damn cool
#maccadam#transformers#tf rid15#if i could combine the tfp and rid15 optic styles i would straight up just win#because while rid was more adventurous in optic colors I'd argue tfp had better optic mechanics#during my rewatch i just spent the entire time comparing everyone's optics to recolored versions of tfp Smokescreen's tbh#i go nutty for optic design we know this#CYLAS's optics were very super interesting#you could easily compare the difference between breaky's natural optic and mech's recreation of an optic and how they moved differently#I'd compare the replaced optic to Bumblebee's tbh?#we've talked before about oppy's telescopic optics#Knockout's have always fascinated me as he's one of the very few who have black pupillary structures like ours#and i remember that theory i saw somewhere about how our black pupils must creep Cybertronians out#and it makes ne wonder if that's why knockout seems just a little creepier in the show because of this weird uncanny valley effect???#i actually get that effect when it comes to mecha being depicted with black pupils#bc I'm so used to them either having none or lighter pupils#riot rambles
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anyway was looking up rabbit breeds bc I wanna make a jackalope fursona at some point hehehe
#my fave rabbits are belgian hares but idk if they're the vibe#considering rex for the fur texture...so velvety which is the best texture!!#looking at some different patterns and colors too#ofc there's no reason not to combine types :D#and i can use unnatural colors like blue or green too!!!#i may be paralyzed by indecision when the time comes hahaha
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Badgley Mischka Spring 2023 Ready-to-Wear
Photos by Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
#fashion#badgley mischka#spring 2023#ready-to-wear#scopophobia#this collection was inspired by how colorful morocco is when they visited#this seems like a good time to revisit my designer inspo policy!#if a designer is inspired by another country/culture and it's something broad like 'i liked the colors!' i think that's okay#but if it's something specific like 'i like the tiles in moroccan mosques so i'm going to turn them into a pattern and use it in dresses'#that feels appropriative to me#some designers (and i'm thinking of say maria chiuri at dior) do have specific inspos but will work in combination with people from the coun#country/culture in ways that feel more like an appreciation and which often benefits artists/designers/artisans#and in that case i will sometimes feel okay posting the collection#but if the designer's manifesto or actual collection feels at all appropriative or (sometimes blatantly!!) racist they don't show up here#and some designers are perma-banned from this tumblr for racism#all that said if i ever post a collection like this with this kind of explanation of why i thought it was okay#and someone reaches out to say it isn't#i will issue a correction and take the post down!#i am totally open to being wrong#anyway sorry badgley and mischka#didn't mean to make an example of you OR DID I#go back to designing dog clothes to go with your actual clothes
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Potentially giving up on ADHD meds to pursue more useful ways to spend $60 per month. Like rock climbing classes and pretty markers.
#$5 pack of 20 markers has done more for me than Wellbutrin and Concerta and Ritalin and Adderall combined.#why try Vynase when better markers and scheduled fun exercise are on the table and will have more positive effects?#my ADHD us not unresponsive it's just that it's more responsive to color coding tham anything else in the world <3#i speak
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Mastering Flutterflow: Tips and Tricks for Aspiring App Developers Why Every App
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#In today’s fast-paced digital world#app development is more crucial than ever. With millions of apps available#standing out is a challenge for aspiring developers. This is where Flutterflow comes into play. Imagine being able to design and build beau#Flutterflow offers innovative tools that can simplify the entire process.#What if you could create mobile apps with minimal effort while maximizing creativity? That’s the magic of using Flutterflow as your go-to p#let’s explore how Flutterflow can elevate your skills and help you become a proficient Flutterflow App Developer!#Benefits of Using Flutterflow for App Development#Flutterflow revolutionizes app development with its no-code approach#making it accessible for everyone. You don’t need extensive programming knowledge to create stunning applications. This feature empowers de#The platform’s drag-and-drop interface streamlines the design process. It allows you to visualize your app in real time#reducing the back-and-forth typical of traditional coding methods. You can see changes instantly#enhancing creativity and efficiency.#Another key advantage is the built-in integration with Firebase and other services. This means developers can add backend functionality wit#saving valuable time during project execution.#Collaboration is seamless too. Flutterflow enables team members to work together effortlessly on a single project#ensuring that feedback loops are short and productive. With these benefits combined#it's clear why so many are choosing Flutterflow as their preferred development tool.#Designing Your App with Flutterflow#Designing your app with Flutterflow can be a seamless experience. The platform offers an intuitive drag-and-drop interface that simplifies#Start by exploring pre-built templates tailored for various industries. These templates provide inspiration and save time#allowing you to focus on customization.#Utilize the extensive widget library available in Flutterflow. Widgets help you craft unique layouts while ensuring responsiveness across d#there’s something for every vision.#Pay attention to color schemes and typography; they define your brand's voice within the app. Consistency is key when it comes to user expe#Harness real-time collaboration features if you're part of a team. This ensures everyone stays aligned without losing creativity during the#Adding Functionality with Actions and Interactions#When it comes to enhancing your app’s capabilities#Flutterflow shines with its intuitive approach to adding functionality. The platform allows you to incorporate various actions and interact#Widgets are the building blocks for interactions in Flutterflow. You can easily set up buttons or gestures that trigger specific actions wi#triggering animations
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I've had a hard time articulating to people just how fundamental spinning used to be in people's lives, and how eerie it is that it's vanished so entirely. It occurred to me today that it's a bit like if in the future all food was made by machine, and people forgot what farming and cooking were. Not just that they forgot how to do it; they had never heard of it.
When they use phrases like "spinning yarns" for telling stories or "heckling a performer" without understanding where they come from, I imagine a scene in the future where someone uses the phrase "stir the pot" to mean "cause a disagreement" and I say, did you know a pot used to be a container for heating food, and stirring was a way of combining different components of food together? "Wow, you're full of weird facts! How do you even know that?"
When I say I spin and people say "What, like you do exercise bikes? Is that a kind of dancing? What's drafting? What's a hackle?" it's like if I started talking about my cooking hobby and my friend asked "What's salt? Also, what's cooking?" Well, you see, there are a lot of stages to food preparation, starting with planting crops, and cooking is one of the later stages. Salt is a chemical used in cooking which mostly alters the flavor of the food but can also be used for other things, like drawing out moisture...
"Wow, that sounds so complicated. You must have done a lot of research. You're so good at cooking!" I'm really not. In the past, children started learning about cooking as early as age five ("Isn't that child labor?"), and many people cooked every day their whole lives ("Man, people worked so hard back then."). And that's just an average person, not to mention people called "chefs" who did it professionally. I go to the historic preservation center to use their stove once or twice a week, and I started learning a couple years ago. So what I know is less sophisticated than what some children could do back in the day.
"Can you make me a snickers bar?" No, that would be pretty hard. I just make sandwiches mostly. Sometimes I do scrambled eggs. "Oh, I would've thought a snickers bar would be way more basic than eggs. They seem so simple!"
Haven't you ever wondered where food comes from? I ask them. When you were a kid, did you ever pick apart the different colored bits in your food and wonder what it was made of? "No, I never really thought about it." Did you know rice balls are called that because they're made from part of a plant called rice? "Oh haha, that's so weird. I thought 'rice' was just an adjective for anything that was soft and white."
People always ask me why I took up spinning. Isn't it weird that there are things we take so much for granted that we don't even notice when they're gone? Isn't it strange that something which has been part of humanity all across the planet since the Neanderthals is being forgotten in our generation? Isn't it funny that when knowledge dies, it leaves behind a ghost, just like a person? Don't you want to commune with it?
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Writing tips for long fics that helped me that no one asked for.
1.) Don't actually delete content from your WIP unless it is minor editing - instead cut it and put it in a secondary document. If you're omitting paragraphs of content, dialog, a whole scene you might find a better place for it later and having it readily available can really save time. Sometimes your idea was fantastic, but it just wasn't in the right spot.
2.) Stuck with wording the action? Just write the dialog then revisit it later.
3.) Stuck on the whole scene? Skip it and write the next one.
4.) Write on literally any other color than a white background. It just works. (I use black)
5.) If you have a beta, while they are beta-ing have them read your fic out loud. Yes, I know a lot of betas/writers do not have the luxury of face-timing or have the opportunity to do this due to time constraints etc but reading your fic out loud can catch some very awkward phrasing that otherwise might be missed. If you don't have a beta, you read it out loud to yourself. Throw some passion into your dialog, you might find a better way to word it if it sounds stuffy or weird.
6.) The moment you have an idea, write it down. If you don't have paper or a pen, EMAIL it to yourself or put it in a draft etc etc. I have sent myself dozens of ideas while laying down before sleep that I 10/10 forgot the next morning but had emailed them to myself and got to implement them.
7.) Remember - hits/likes/kudos/comments are not reflective of the quality of your fic or your ability to write. Most people just don't comment - even if they say they do, they don't, even if they preach all day about commenting, they don't, even if they are a very popular blog that passionately reminds people to comment - they don't comment (I know this personally). Even if your fic brought tears to their eyes and it haunted them for weeks and they printed it out and sent it to their friends they just don't comment. You just have to accept it. That being said - comment on the fic you're reading now, just do it, if you're 'shy' and that's why you don't comment the more you comment the better you'll get at it. Just do it.
8.) Remove unrealistic daily word count goals from your routine. I've seen people stress 1500 - 2000 words a day and if they don't reach that they feel like a failure and they get discouraged. This is ridiculous. Write when you can, but remove absurd goals. My average is 500 words a day in combination with a 40 hour a week job and I have written over 200k words from 2022-2023.
9.) There are dozens of ways to do an outline from precise analytical deconstruction that goes scene by scene to the minimalist bullet point list - it doesn't matter which one you use just have some sort of direction. A partial outline is better than no outline.
10.) Write for yourself, not for others. Write the fic you know no one is going to read. Write the fic that sounds ridiculous. You will be so happy you put it out in the world and there will be people who will be glad it exists.
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