Quiet Ocean · Plate 42 of 45
Message in a bottle color reference
People have sent messages in bottles for centuries. Scientists have also released drift bottles on purpose to learn how ocean currents move. Some bottles have been found many years after they were set adrift.
Colors to reach for
Color the glass a soft sea-glass green with white highlights, the rolled paper cream, the cork warm brown and any twine tan.
- sea green
- white
- cream
- brown
- tan
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