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Choosing a background
In part three of this demonstration, we talk about choosing an appropriate background for a portrait — sometimes working with clear rules, and other times trusting our gut..
Choosing a background
1 like • Feb 6
And the third in the series is this one.
1 like • Feb 6
@Mr Blue I know the colors of the first are bolder but I think all three are the same power overall. I thank you for your comments and I agree with your suggestions for improving them. Thank you so much for taking the time to critique them
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Barbara Plant
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MA in mixed media sculpture from SF State. Need drawing fundamentals. Love figurative and landscape work.

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