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  2. J/Boats - Wikipedia

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    J/24 J/22 J/29 FR J/35. Rod Johnstone had completed a correspondence course at the Westlawn School of Yacht Design in the 1960s and in 1975 was working selling advertising for Soundings, a sailing trade magazine, when he started a homebuilt boat project.

  3. Paint sheen - Wikipedia

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    The sheen [4] or gloss level of a paint is principally determined by the ratio of resinous, adhesive binder, which solidifies after drying, and solid, powdery pigment.The more binder the coating contains, the more regular reflection will be made from its smooth surface; conversely, with less binder, grains of pigment become exposed to the surface, scattering the light and providing matte ...

  4. William Johnstone (artist) - Wikipedia

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    Johnstone's work was directly related to modernism, moving away from direct representation to abstraction. Central to his work was the materiality of paint and its formal attributes. [9] This was heavily influenced by the work of the Abstract Expressionists in America. Also, key was the notion of the unconscious, as inspired by Surrealism. [10]

  5. Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone - Wikipedia

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    Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone at work together. Janet Johnstone (1 June 1928 – 20 January 1979) [1] and Anne Grahame Johnstone (1 June 1928 – 25 May 1998) [2] were English twin sisters and children's book illustrators best known for their delicate, detailed prolific artwork and for illustrating Dodie Smith's classic book The Hundred and One Dalmatians.

  6. Lacquer - Wikipedia

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    Enamels, however, are slow drying. The advantage of acrylic lacquer is its exceptionally fast drying time. The use of lacquers in automobile finishes was discontinued when tougher, more durable, weather- and chemical-resistant two-component polyurethane coatings were developed. The system usually consists of a primer, colour coat and clear ...

  7. Acrylic fiber - Wikipedia

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    Acrylic takes color well, is washable, and is generally hypoallergenic. End-uses include socks, hats, gloves, scarves, sweaters, home furnishing fabrics, and awnings. Acrylic can also be used to make fake fur and to make many different knitted clothes. As acrylic is a synthetic fiber, the larvae of clothes moths are unable to digest it. However ...

  8. Matthew 1:20 - Wikipedia

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    Matthew 1:20 is the twentieth verse of the first chapter in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. Previously Joseph had found Mary to be pregnant and had considered leaving her. In this verse an angel comes to him in a dream and reassures him.

  9. Acrylic paint - Wikipedia

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    Red acrylic paint squeezed from a tube Example of acrylics applied over each other. Experimental pictures with "floating" [1] acrylic paint Acrylic paint is a fast-drying paint made of pigment suspended in acrylic polymer emulsion and plasticizers, silicone oils, defoamers, stabilizers, or metal soaps. [2]