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Populating the background
I continue darkening down the background so that my focal point is strengthened. But instead of simply colouring the background with
just more shading, I put in story-related items to occupy the background space.
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Finishing touches and smudges
Finally, I accentuate the edge of the circle by adding more objects, and also by
using a smudging technique that’s only possible with a brush pen. I smudge its
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Selective emphasis of objects
I continue to fill the background with elements that
will help in storytelling, but I’m purposely not adding
any interesting line weights or contrast to objects that
I think don’t need emphasising.
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