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Gentle Wave Bands

Three seaside shapes sit among broad rolling wave bands. The open channels make a useful place to try alternating colors or a light-to-dark sequence.

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How much detail?

Wide wave bands and simple shells leave generous open areas. About the labels.

Try this palette: Gentle Wave Bands palette

Sky blueLilacPeachWarm yellow

Alternate blue and lilac wave bands, then color shells peach and yellow. Leave one band white to create a lighter break.

A small coloring tip

Use the side of a pencil across the wave bands, then a pointed tip along the scallop ridges.

Does your wave pattern feel like a morning sea or an evening tide?
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Keep the color going.

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