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The Curiosity Shop

The shelves and counters were crowded with various glimmering items of all kinds of shapes and sizes. A few seemed mechanical, they were either slowly rotating or swinging in a spot. The hero picked up a couple of them for a closer inspection, but she had no idea what they were. Wondering what every.....
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First is the focus- be aware what you want to be seen, I try to make edges dark so the eye flows to the middle. You can see this best with values- use a black layer set to color adjustment. In the values you can also see if your painting has enough contra

First is the focus- be aware what you want to be seen, I try to make edges dark so the eye flows to the middle. You can see this best with values- use a black layer set to color adjustment. In the values you can also see if your painting has enough contra

Flow- I try not break the flow of lights or darks too suddenly, as that would break the flow. Of course you could do that on purpose if you want a tense or suspenseful composition. You can also achieve flow with patterns, here I used repeating windows.

Flow- I try not break the flow of lights or darks too suddenly, as that would break the flow. Of course you could do that on purpose if you want a tense or suspenseful composition. You can also achieve flow with patterns, here I used repeating windows.

Proportions- The biggest elements should be the rarest and the smaller shapes should be more common. I don't do this perfectly, but if something stands out I'll probably paint over it.

Proportions- The biggest elements should be the rarest and the smaller shapes should be more common. I don't do this perfectly, but if something stands out I'll probably paint over it.

Last but not least is the rule of thirds, personally I don't use it enough except by accident. I try to keep important details a little off center and keep some distance between important details.

Last but not least is the rule of thirds, personally I don't use it enough except by accident. I try to keep important details a little off center and keep some distance between important details.

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