Textured Abstract Art With Watercolors And Mixed Media | 2024-7

Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль

It's been a while since I last created a textured watercolor painting and this time I'm going to add a few special elements to make it even more sculptural. I love experimenting like this because I learn a lot in the process and I push myself beyond my perceived limits. For me this is a winning situation each and every time, no matter the outcome. But, it feels extra rewarding when I end up loving the painting too. Yay for growth and celebrating every small creative victory!
#intuitive_painting_techniques #mixed_media #abstract_watercolor_painting #how_to_paint
Here’s a list of the materials I used for this painting: (*** I now have the ability to monetize my site. This means I can include links to the products I use and when you make a purchase using some of these links I will get a small commission. ( This applies to the Amazon links in this description and KZread Shopping Affiliate links included in my video. ) Any purchases made by using these links help me earn a little bit of money along the way, so I can continue doing this work. Please note that I will only ever add links to products that I actually like and use. Thanks in advance!***)
* Watercolor paper (Stratmore, cold pressed - amzn.to/49aP3TJ
- I cut my paper to about 9 x 9 inches)
* Paper cutter - amzn.to/42C87I6
* 0.5 inch Artist tape - amzn.to/4bCYCfS
* Plexi glass or a solid surface to tape paper to
* Water
* Paper towel
* Watercolor Ground - amzn.to/3Uzj6Qx
* Palette knife - amzn.to/3T0Pyu4
* Stencil - I bought mine at Michaels
* Art stones - medium - amzn.to/49qhbCc, mega - amzn.to/4bDdnPS and mini - amzn.to/3ODiZQg
* Light modeling paste - amzn.to/3UWXXQD
* M Graham watercolors in Cerulean Blue Deep (amzn.to/3SE2zs3), Cobalt Teal (amzn.to/3wdtyTE) Quinacridone Rust (amzn.to/3OKgQ5k) Nickel Quinacridone Gold - (amzn.to/3SV0v04)
* Kremer Pigmente watercolor in Cobalt Blue Turquoise Light, Tropical Sunrise Magic Green and Rutile Blue Pearl - shop.kremerpigments.com
* CSY Art Gallery golds - amzn.to/48fstba
* CSY Art Gallery Interference Green - amzn.to/48fgz15
* Watercolor brushes - amzn.to/3SWMoqU
* Mop brush - amzn.to/3OHPblA
* Micro mini brush - amzn.to/3UDsmD4
* Black fountain pen by Pilot - amzn.to/42U7XMt
* Pilot Namiki black ink - amzn.to/3wgBgMS
* Pentel Slicci extra fine tip pen - amzn.to/49z4C7r
* Dotting pen - amzn.to/4byXFVL
* Dotting pen ink refills - amzn.to/3SAAxxv
Video chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:12 Building my textured elements
05:47 Adding art stones to my artwork base
10:11 Building a first layer of color
15:36 Intensifying my colors
22:26 Creating more dark value contrast
29:28 Using color contrast
32:27 Working with iridescent contrast
42:26 Final painting reveal!
The music for this video was provided by the You Tube Audio library:
Thank you Jesse Gallagher and Kevin MacLeod!
Almost in F - Tranquillity by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/...
I recorded my video using my iPhone 12 and edited my video using iMovie.
My thumbnail was created using Canva.com. Many of its features are free and so easy to use!
** You can also find me on Instagram under gabrielle_anna_cormier_art **
Please don’t hesitate to ask questions or post comments. One of the things that brings me the most joy in being here on KZread is connecting with you all every week. Thank you for that!
And most of all, thank you for watching! Have a great week and happy creating!
Gabrielle :)

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  • @patriciadirickx7248
    @patriciadirickx72484 ай бұрын

    I applied the idea immediately !!! I made a circle symbolising the world, covered in glass bead medium….. some light moulding paste in the background for waves of peace , putting a fork to good use worked wonders . One thing I would like to see though : I would so very much love seeing you sign your wonderful and inspiring artwork ! Thank you ever so much for sharing : every Thursday morning is a little feast !

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    YAY!!!! I'm so happy to read this! ☺️ How fun that you were able to go work on your own right away 💕 and I love the concept you have for your painting! So awesome!! It's funny and true that I usually do not sign my painting until I'm ready to get it ready for shipping to someone. Maybe at some point I can show you the final stages of the process 😉 I really appreciate you being here with me and it's fun to know you're enjoying my channel - Thank you!! ❤️🤗

  • @angela14962002
    @angela149620024 ай бұрын

    Oooohhh texture!!! It looks FABULOUS! ❤❤❤❣

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you Angela ❤️🤗 I do love texture too!! 🤩

  • @barbaraellingsen4997
    @barbaraellingsen49974 ай бұрын

    The cobalt teal makes the little stones look like pieces of turquoise.

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah!! I love the look of the cobalt teal on the stones too 🥰

  • @julieboyle170
    @julieboyle1704 ай бұрын

    Just loved the textures you achieved in this piece. End result really beautiful. So creative.

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you Julie 🤗💕 Your kindness is always such a gift!

  • @sharonwilliams6545
    @sharonwilliams65454 ай бұрын

    That is so amazing! It makes me think of an ancient Mayan artifact. I love it ❤

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much Sharon ☺️❤️ I love reading your take on this painting!!

  • @CHARUL814
    @CHARUL8143 ай бұрын

    Your creativity just amazes me and inspires me so much. You try newer things and make it so much fun. Thanks for sharing and inspiring to keep trying bringing new elements to watercolours painting and making it so much more fun. You are awesome ❤

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    3 ай бұрын

    Aww ❤️ I love this! I'm so happy you enjoyed this one too! ☺️ Texture is one of my favorite elements to include in artwork. It's fun to share these ideas with you and I love knowing you're feeling inspired for your own work. Thank you so much for your kindness 💕🤗

  • @rosarionunez9420
    @rosarionunez94204 ай бұрын

    Loved it Gabrielle. What a bonus that it was over 40 minutes long, yey!!!! Thank you so much for sharing your painting journey with us. You are such a beautiful soul. Thank you, thank you for spreading love and beauty. Wishing you an amazing rest of the week. ❤

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Hi Rosario 💕🤗 It's always a pleasure to hear from you! Thank you for your kind words! I'm so glad you enjoyed this video and I appreciate that you stuck around for the duration ☺️ I wish you a wonderful week as well xoxo

  • @polgara28
    @polgara284 ай бұрын

    What a creative idea! I would have never thought to put those stones on a watercolor piece, but it worked out very well. I really need to experiment more. Thanks so much for the inspiration you give all of us. 🌻

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    So happy to share Christie ☺️❤️ I wasn't sure how the watercolor would work over top the stones, but it did work quite well. At one point I sprayed some water over the stones right after adding my paint though and of course, the paint washed right off instead of spreading slightly - lesson learned 😂 Thank you for your kind words! Enjoy this day! 🤗

  • @love2create62
    @love2create624 ай бұрын

    I always write my reply out to send to you ahead of time in my notes. Well guess who forgot to copy it to comment to you? 🤦‍♀️ Here it is. 😂 Wow wow wow!! That was so interesting to watch you create all of that texture! I don't know how you come up with all of these creative ideas! I had to crack up about the little art stones, I knew where you were going before you got there! 😂 I knew because I spill stuff on my floor or desk all of the time! 🤦‍♀️ I am definitely an accident waiting to happen! As you painted the textures just came to life, and it looked amazing!! When you put that iridescent green on those blue stones 😍!! I wish I could see it in person! I think I would have to frame that piece my friend! 🤩 I've been having so much fun playing with my paints! I can't get enough of watching what the paint and water will do! A package I received had some unique looking cardboard packing inside, so I peeled off the outer layers of a piece of it, and a honeycomb pattern instead of the usual corrugated pattern was on the inside (I hope that makes sense). I painted the honeycomb cardboard part, and I used it like a stamp, and I put it on top of an abstract I had already painted. I put some weight on it, to keep it in place overnight. When I lifted it off, it had the neatest honeycomb texture! Most people wouldn't get it, but I was so excited! 🥳 Gosh I hope that makes sense! 😂 We need an unlimited supply of good watercolor paper to play! 😂 I can't remember if I told you, we finally got about 3 inches of snow, and it was just gorgeous, it just sparkled like diamonds! Well have a wonderful week! I look forward to seeing what you create every week! Thank you! ☺️🤗💚

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Oh my!!! I’m so excited for you on so many accounts 😆😆😆 Snow!!! Yes!!! ❤️ Cardboard with honeycomb corrugating!!! YES!!! 🤩🤩🤩 How much fun is that! I do the same - everything around me has the potential to create something cool. ☺️ I get you my friend!! And I can sense that you get me too ❤️ Thank you so much for being so kind and enthusiastic about my painting ❤️🤗 I want to frame it because I love it and I think it’s really the only way to protect it. (You should have seen the mess I made in my studio when the jars of stones fell on the floor 😳😂😂😂 - it was an interesting clean up mission!! You would think I’d know better to be more careful by now 😂😂😂. Ah well, it made for a few good giggles 🤭) I hope you’re having an awesome week!! Lots of love heading your way ❤️🤗

  • @gingerbuchanan2795
    @gingerbuchanan27954 ай бұрын

    Stunning!

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! 😊❤️

  • @veroniquecormier9184
    @veroniquecormier91844 ай бұрын

    Wow 🤩🥰. J’adore cette peinture avec tous les textures 💖

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Merci beaucoup Véro ❤️🤗 J'aime beaucoup jouer avec différentes textures dans mon travail! Ça me fait sourire. ☺️ Je t'aime xoxo

  • @susanstemmet607
    @susanstemmet6074 ай бұрын

    That is stunning. So creative. Love it.

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for your kind words 💕☺️

  • @monikaartm.4383
    @monikaartm.43834 ай бұрын

    🤩🤩 Quel cheminement et un résultat magnifique, comme d'habitude ! Un vrai bijou.

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Merci beaucoup Monika ❤️🤗 ta gentillesse est toujours un cadeau 💝

  • @user-jc9bt9tb2q
    @user-jc9bt9tb2q4 ай бұрын

    Beautiful. It looks so lovely. Thanks for sharing zur ideas.

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    My pleasure 😊 Thank you so much for watching and for making the time to connect with me ❤️

  • @mariajesusboquera8939
    @mariajesusboquera89394 ай бұрын

    Molt bonic Gabrielle, sempre superante. El art de les textures sempre man cautibat, una gran idea lo de les pedres espectacular 😊. Endabant un plaer voret les teves obres bona semana❤.

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Moltes gràcies Maria ❤️ La teva amabilitat sempre és molt apreciada 🤗 Jo també et desitjo una bona setmana.

  • @suemahoney5431
    @suemahoney54314 ай бұрын

    I love the textural nature of this piece I had no idea it was possible with watercolour thank you for showing us the potential of this medium. I love your experimentation, thanks Gabrielle

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    I love textures so much and when I paint with acrylics, they almost always show up in my painting so I'm happy to have found a way to make it happen with watercolors too. ☺️ I appreciate your kind words and I'm so happy you enjoyed this video, Sue 💕 Here are a few more videos where I use the watercolor ground to create textures in case you haven't had a chance to watch them yet: kzread.info/head/PLWTYyiAKGjewA5WGWtoPbNpLmkt6wFb8a.

  • @Diane-cv7jb
    @Diane-cv7jb4 ай бұрын

    💛💛💛💝

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Merci beaucoup de continuer à regarder mes vidéos ma tante Diane 🤗💕 C'est grandement apprécié!! xoxo

  • @Diane-cv7jb

    @Diane-cv7jb

    4 ай бұрын

    J'aime voir tes peintures. Elles finissent toujours par être très belles. Je te souhaite une très belle semaine. XO @@gabrielleannacormierart

  • @cheryl7917
    @cheryl79174 ай бұрын

    Incredibly beautiful. I am a person who loves texture, I can wait to give it a try in a painting. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent!

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    You are so welcome! ☺️ isn’t texture awesome!? ❤️ I’m so happy you enjoyed this video and hope you have fun creating your own textured painting 🤗

  • @terririggle6106
    @terririggle61064 ай бұрын

    WOWIE!! Beautiful!!

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you Terri 💕🤗

  • @nancyweisser3910
    @nancyweisser39104 ай бұрын

    Thank you for always being intuitive 👏👏👏I really like your intuition 🥰Brilliant dear one

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you Nancy 💕🤗 I always appreciate your kindness and support!

  • @horatiobear4099
    @horatiobear40994 ай бұрын

    Well that was a very interesting painting and technique. Thank you for sharing ❤

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Happy to share! Thank you for your kindness! ❤️☺️

  • @rosiepisatcky7877
    @rosiepisatcky7877Ай бұрын

    I love this piece of art so much that I ordered some watercolor ground this work of art is stunning

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much Rosie! 😀❤️ I'm so excited for you and the fun creative times ahead for you! 🎨☺️

  • @donnamorina7846
    @donnamorina78464 ай бұрын

    THAT is gorgeous! I hope you do more like this, it was very inspiring.

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much Donna 💕🤗 I love working with texture so much! I'm glad you enjoyed this one too! I have a few other videos where I play with watercolor ground - these little paintings are such a joy to create! ☺️ Here's a link to this playlist in case you've missed some of these videos: kzread.info/head/PLWTYyiAKGjewA5WGWtoPbNpLmkt6wFb8a

  • @mariechristinebrocart7926
    @mariechristinebrocart79264 ай бұрын

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    ❤️🤗

  • @nweinflash
    @nweinflash4 ай бұрын

    So relaxing watching you… so surprised how it came out!! It looks like an antique “something”… ha ha … really creative !

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    It does have that "old" look, doesn't it ☺️ I enjoy being able to achieve effects with watercolors that I would have not thought possible before. Thank you for being here with me ❤️

  • @turidb.h.jensen9924
    @turidb.h.jensen99242 ай бұрын

    Beautiful 😍 love the Colors ❤️

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers! ☺️

  • @robinregan9024
    @robinregan90242 ай бұрын

    I LOVE this! So beautiful 😊

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 😊 I really appreciate your kindness ❤️

  • @lindacarreira8106
    @lindacarreira81064 ай бұрын

    LOVE it! Super creative!

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much ❤️☺️

  • @suzannekrueger2438
    @suzannekrueger24383 ай бұрын

    This is stunning!! I’ve learned so much! I LOVE THIS PIECE,!

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for your kindness! ❤️ I'm so happy you enjoyed this video! ☺️

  • @lydiablossum3996
    @lydiablossum39964 ай бұрын

    Great,I love it, greetings from germany

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Vielen danke ☺️

  • @cluelesspotterclod
    @cluelesspotterclod4 ай бұрын

    what a cool experiment. it looks amazing.

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much 🤗💕 I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

  • @donnaeaton8670
    @donnaeaton86704 ай бұрын

    Wow, amazing!❤️

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! ☺️ Cheers!

  • @joycesnodgrass7068
    @joycesnodgrass70684 ай бұрын

    Interesting! Thank you🥰

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Hi Joyce 🤗❤️ Thank you for being here with me! ☺️

  • @Blue-rd5lq
    @Blue-rd5lq4 ай бұрын

    You are the Queen of texture this week! The turquoise stones are so reminiscent of the shapes you paint in at the end of your geologic abstract paintings….almost surprised one of them didn’t end up gold! 😆 A wonderful reminder this week of Rule number 6 and the fun in trying new things. Thank you as always for the inspiration, it is always a joy to listen to you. Have an amazing week B xx 💙💫

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Ah Bernice 🤗💕 Aren't these little stones fun?! Maybe I'll use them in one of my geologic abstracts some time because they do definitely fit the theme (and trust me, I was tempted to add gold to them 😂 - it will surely happen in another painting 😉) Thank you so much for being here with me and also for being so kind to me every week 🥰 I appreciate you! Have an amazing week too sweet friend 🤗💕

  • @sarahstevenson2384
    @sarahstevenson23844 ай бұрын

    Wow that’s really interesting - I love it!

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    I'm so happy you found this interesting! Thank you ❤️

  • @leesafrench9011
    @leesafrench901111 күн бұрын

    the smell so strong from the texture compound that i can't use it but it is some awesome art!

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    10 күн бұрын

    I'm so sorry to see the smell of this product is not good for you. I am thankful that it doesn't affect me, but I do have other scent allergies so I can imagine how it would be better for you to avoid it. Some people in our community have mentioned that it is possible to create your own texture paste using readily available products that may not have any scent. I haven't tried this myself, but maybe it would be worth doing a little bit of research online to see if you could find a recipe you might be able to use. 🤔 If you do give it a try, I'd really love to know what you think! Thank you so much for making the time to connect with me and thank you for your kindness ❤️

  • @donnamorina7846
    @donnamorina78464 ай бұрын

    Oh, and I have been using crackle medium lately with my watercolors and getting wonderful textures.

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    I am so intrigued by this because I've been wondering about using crackle medium over watercolor paper too! Does it buckle much? Crackle paste is so much fun, isn't it!? ☺️

  • @stacyambramorin
    @stacyambramorin4 ай бұрын

    This is awesome!! I was worried with you there for a minute too! But you stuck with it, and turned it around and it turned out fabulous!❤

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    😂 Thank you for sweating this one out with me!! ❤️ It's interesting (and daunting!) to live these moments on camera. Thank you for your kindness 🤗

  • @cynthiaamoroso7992
    @cynthiaamoroso79924 ай бұрын

    really beautiful, I love it!

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Yay!! Thank you so much! ❤️

  • @lindastevens6686
    @lindastevens66864 ай бұрын

    I’m setting up a new creative space and discovered a large container of molding paste wondered why did I buy it and what to do with it! Serendipity 🥰😉 amazing video wonderful instruction!! Thank you can’t wait to get this space done and start creating 💕

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    YAY!!! I'm so excited for you Linda! Have fun putting your new space together and then have even more fun making a mess in it 😁😂 Thank you for making the time to watch and connect with your kind words! ❤️ Here are a few more videos of mine you might enjoy where I use similar techniques: kzread.info/head/PLWTYyiAKGjewA5WGWtoPbNpLmkt6wFb8a.

  • @crae5677
    @crae56774 ай бұрын

    QUESTIONS: What material did you use for the shapes? And you coverered them in watercolor ground and used it like modeling paste? love the colors…excited ro see how it turns out💖

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    I used watercolor paper 😉 When I do work like this where I cover the paper with WC ground, I typically use less expensive paper. I am using the watercolor ground to create texture much like I do with modeling paste when I work on acrylics. Some people have told me they use modeling paste instead of the watercolor ground, but I have yet to try this. In this video, I used the modeling paste to adhere my shapes to the paper. The first time I ever did this type of watercolor painting, I was trying to figure out how to use my watercolor ground because I had tried it in its other intended ways and I just wasn't impressed with how it worked. Rather than let it go to waste, I found that it worked quite well to add texture on my watercolor paintings. I have a few more videos where I use the wc ground - here's a link to the playlist in case you're interested: kzread.info/head/PLWTYyiAKGjewA5WGWtoPbNpLmkt6wFb8a. I hope this helps! Thank you for making the time to watch and connect ❤️

  • @user-pv1pr8kr6d
    @user-pv1pr8kr6d4 ай бұрын

    Always love watching you work! Concerning your Cuttlelola pen, I'm curious to know if you sense any vibration from the pen in your hand, wrist, or fingers? Is it any different from one substrate to another?

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for being here with me ❤️ I have mild carpel tunnel syndrome along with an ulnar nerve impingement in my elbow. I was starting to have a really hard time using my fountain pen for stippling so that's why I finally decided to give the Cuttlelola pen a try. I am happy to say, the Cuttlelola pen does not bother my hand and arm at all. Because it goes so much faster than stippling by hand movement alone, it also prevents my hand and arm from getting tired. 🙏🏿☺️ I haven't really felt a whole lot of vibration using it either (maybe this is because I tape my paper to plexiglass - I'm not sure...) So, for me, this was a really good purchase! I haven't used the pen on anything other than watercolor paper so I can't really say how it would act on another substrate... 🤔 The biggest issue with it is probably the light tapping noise that comes from the pen tip hitting the paper. I can easily drown that out of my mind and hardly notice it anymore. Some people might be bothered by this though. I hope this helps! ☺️

  • @julieduncan1996
    @julieduncan19964 ай бұрын

    Love this! Now, will you spray it with a fixative? If so, which one? Thanks! ❤

  • @gabrielleannacormierart

    @gabrielleannacormierart

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks Julie ❤️🤗 I love using this fixative: amzn.to/42LPqSd - a light coat usually works quite well. It’s important to use this product in a well ventilated room.

  • @julieduncan1996

    @julieduncan1996

    4 ай бұрын

    @@gabrielleannacormierart Thank you!

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