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kissing practice, a painting

the horizon low (1/3 up). This will place a high contrast area across the middle of the
picture. To further amplify the drama I shall eventually create within this background the
three definite distances, far, middle-ground and fore-ground. One of the secrets of creating
a super-realism is to allow the eye to be able to comprehend all distances at once. Of course
this cannot be accomplished by a camera or by the eye without refocusing.

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