The fourth step is to, "soak the shell in olive oil when the profile has been cut," (Staples 2) and then clean it with a cleanser and water. ... Clean the completed cameo with olive oil and afterward precisely evacuate the oil with soap and water. ... The most straightforward settings, "are made by cutting water-thin lengths of gold of silver," (Staples 4) simply somewhat more extensive than the cameo. ... This cameo is a bluish-gray color and its background is a dull light black. ... Cameos that are Sardonyx shells are impossible to miss in color with a dim tan foundation...

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They dip the comb to the ink made of black lamp from the smoak of oily nuts mixed with water, then placed it on the skin that is getting tattooed. ... Tattoos back then are more basic of a design and only have one color which is black. In today's modern world of tattooing with the advance technologies, electric needle machines and pigments provided them with new ranges of color, delicacy of detail and aesthetic possibilities. ...

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