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Old 04-22-2005, 12:33 AM   #1
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Yes, Mike, that's what I mean. But to really make them stay in the background, I think you should have the different parts of the YY image in the same value.

Linda, GREAT image.
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Jean,

I get mad very rarely. I remember when I was a kid they raised the price of those little bottles of Coke from six cents to a dime. That really burned me up. Other than that you would have to marry me to make me mad.

Linda,

That's one impressive image. I would love to see that in person. One of the benefits of doing the full length composition like that is that you can widen up the top and sides. I suppose a fella could do whatever he wanted, but when you cut it down to less than half a figure, my eye wants to bring in the sides and top accordingly. What you're left with then is basically two relatively small negative background spaces, one on either side. This is where I got stumped and tried to split the image. Combine that with the fact that her tall hat completely split the background.

I will admit that what I was trying to imagine was something somewhat literal. If it's like a wink to a blind man, or it needs a hand out to explain, I probably couldn't conceive it.

I think the wallpaper idea is a good one. Basically creating many smaller versions of the symbol either in a border arrangement, or placed in a pattern covering the entire background.

Terri's version is also interesting. Her's would, I think, require more expertise in execution.

One thing I know, these matters should not be left to resolve in mid stream.
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