Painting with dyes and inks is similar to many forms of printing in that there is no white dye/ink, the white is the color of the raw unprimed canvas. To achieve the lighter shades is in essence to use less dye/ink.
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'Cousin friends' is a made-up relation term describing a perceived relationship of intimate friends who, while no blood relationship exists between them, they have bonded so inseparably that people who see them together assume they 'are blood related!