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Book 27, Question 142

How can you make art with crystals?

Try salt painting.

Draw with white glue on thick paper, sprinkle salt on the glue, shake off the extra, and then dab watercolor onto the salt. The color spreads along the grains, making sparkly patterns. You can also photograph crystals under a magnifier, or draw their shapes. Artists have long used crystals and minerals for pigments, jewelry, and sparkling glass.

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