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  2. Girl in a Chemise - Wikipedia

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    The lips were also altered and coloured vermillion red. The feminine nature of the subject was enhanced by placing the blue background against complementary shades of brown. The nose of the girl was made sharper and more prominent and the ear was more defined. The eye was also shaped to appear more feminine.

  3. Transparency (graphic) - Wikipedia

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    The edges of characters and other images with transparent background should not have shades of gray: these are normally used for intermediate colors between the color of the letter/image and that of the background, typically shades of gray being intermediate between a black letter and a white background. However, with, for example, a red ...

  4. Droop nose (aeronautics) - Wikipedia

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    The droop nose enabled the airliner to switch between being streamlined to reduce drag for optimal aerodynamic efficiency and not obstructing the pilot's view during taxi, take-off, and landing operations. [13] Concorde's droop nose was accompanied by a moving transparent visor that retracted into the nose prior to being lowered.

  5. Transparent ceramics - Wikipedia

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    Transparent armor is a material or system of materials designed to be optically transparent, yet protect from fragmentation or ballistic impacts. The primary requirement for a transparent armor system is to not only defeat the designated threat but also provide a multi-hit capability with minimized distortion of surrounding areas.

  6. Turbinlite - Wikipedia

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    The searchlight, developed and built by GEC, was fitted into the nose of the Havoc behind a flat transparent screen with power for the light coming from heavy lead-acid batteries in the Havoc's bomb bay. Battery power for the 135 kW and 1,200 Amp searchlight was sufficient for about two minutes of operation. [3]

  7. Manga iconography - Wikipedia

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    Screentone: Transparent adhesive sheets manufactured with a distinctive pattern (typically, some form of dots or hatching, but also including a variety of flashy effects like stars or explosions, or commonplace scenes such as cityscapes, schoolyards, and natural landscapes), these are cut out and overlapped on the panel to introduce shading and ...

  8. Venus and Cupid (Gentileschi) - Wikipedia

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    In the background, there is a window looking out onto a moonlight landscape where a temple to the goddess lies. Venus's face has full cheeks, heavy lids, a prominent nose, and small protruding chin—all features of Gentileschi's own face.

  9. Self-Portrait with Dishevelled Hair - Wikipedia

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    More towards the shadow, however, the paint surface becomes thinner. The highlight on the nose, which is further away from the light source, is the least pasty. The texture of the paint is also more refined there. The transparent way in which Rembrandt works out the light on his curly hair is striking.