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This bottle, man. Whew. I spent some quality time sketching this one out before embarking on this crazy journey. Sometimes I take on projects that I feel are a little out of my comfort zone. Here, I've really stepped out.

I tried out a bunch of different techniques here. I used masking tape to keep the label clean until the end. The bottle is made up of a series of transparent glazes. I used some white gouache to create some of the highlights (though lifting and liquid mask techniques tend to produce more pronounced highlights).

I would like to go back in and fill out the label - that's the only part of this that screams "unfinished".

I will definitely seek out and include more transparent items in my still-lifes. I would also like to use some of my free-time on non-painting days to practice color mixing and washes.

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