The Quest to Mimic Nature’s Trickiest Colors

An artist struggles to reproduce the iridescence of the natural world

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Nov 6 · 5 min read
Painting of a moth: The outer edges of its wings are variegated shades of blue, purple, and pink.
Painting of a moth: The outer edges of its wings are variegated shades of blue, purple, and pink.
Art: Franziska Schenk

By Eli Kintisch

This article originally appeared on our blog, Facts So Romantic, in April 2014.

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