The four blues, and the one that fought back
February’s edition came down to a colour-mix problem — the fourth blue refused to read true under the studio light. Here’s what I did about it, and why the failed version is the one I’d send a printer.
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February’s edition came down to a colour-mix problem — the fourth blue refused to read true under the studio light. Here’s what I did about it, and why the failed version is the one I’d send a printer.
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