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Old 03-15-2003, 03:53 AM   #3
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Denise, you'll want to take into account the way an area of sudden and substantial contrast in values will tend to become the focal point of the painting. Squinting at this photo gives you an idea of what the painting will look like from across the room, and it tends to "read" as a large dark space with a very bright shape down in the lower left-hand corner. Your work on the face would have to compete very very hard to counter the visual pull of that light shape.

Just something to consider.
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