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MEET BRIGHT AQUA GREEN Dig into the vivid depths of Liquitex Bright Aqua Green. Vibrating with light and energy, this high-impact green-blue is made from a mix of phthalocyanine blue, titanium white and phthalocyanine green (blue shade). Squeeze straight from the tube to get a confident and nuanced mass tone with a high opacity. ORIGINS Bright aqua delivers a blast of aqueous energy and has traces back to ancient history. Latin for water, it often symbolizes purity and serenity. Aquatic greens - along with more earthy greens - were popular in Ancient Egypt, where early artists first depicted Osiris, their god of agriculture, as a bright green being. Hapi, the Nile god was also painted with blue-green skin and hair, connecting him with the life-giving power of the river. These early artists used natural dyes made from vivid green stones, earth and minerals such as malachite, which were ground up and combined with plant matter. From papyrus paintings to Medieval stained-glass and Renaissance fashion, bright aqua greens have turned up throughout the history of decorative arts. WHERE IS IT USED? The multi-facetted colors of the bright aqua green spectrum can be seen in water and plantlife studies, in depictions of imaginary science fiction universes, in industrial design and as a key color for lifestyle accessories. In the artworld, the prolific French Impressionist Claude Monet was a big user of aqua green, drawing on it frequently in his long-running Giverny garden series. It helped him to capture the mesmerizing, ever-changing water surfaces of his ponds in a series that spans over 250 paintings. See it in Water Lilies, Green Reflection (1914) and Water Lilies Pond, Evening Panel (1926) and many more. Aqua was celebrated in the mid-century modern palettes of the 1950s and ‘60s, bringing promise of a new future and a change in direction from the more somber colors of the War years. It brought fresh zest and energy to clothing, cars and home interiors, hand in hand in