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Old 02-12-2003, 10:08 PM   #6
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The piece has a charming decorative quality. By that I mean it seems like an illustration, very flat and pretty.

It doesn't seem like the child or the roses inhabit a real three-dimensional space. There are a number of reasons for that:

1. The roses seem to exist on the same plane as the child's face, because they have the same level of detail, color and edge sharpness.

2. The faint outlines around various areas of the figure add to the flatness of the form.

3. The flat frontal lighting on the child.

4. There is a narrow range of values.

Is this what you were trying to achieve? If so, I think it's a successful decorative piece, perfect for a lovely greeting card illustration. (Having done some greeting card illustration myself, I remember the kind of thing they asked for.)
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