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Using varnish was a technique I used in my ad agency many years ago for a few clients. A patch of flat black, overlaid with the "illustration" in varnish. It looked great . . . a glossy black image that appeared to have depth against the flat, almost gray looking black field. But, done right, it's quite striking and may again fight for dominance with the portrait It may be simple minded of me, but I try to keep my backgrounds subdued, grayed down and as simple as possible. I studied with Daniel Greene twice, and something he said over and over was, never pass up an opportunity to simplify.
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