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Broken in the Snow

"I'm gonna go home before it gets dark," Liboria said. "Lib, you promised," he whined. "Yeah, whatever. Just wait a sec," she said, grasping for a good place to pull herself up. The barren branches clawed at her as she climbed to the top of the tree. Liboria's heavy boots made the bark crumble, revealing a cream color wood that was smooth and slick. Crows cawed out to the gray sky, which only replied with their echo. It was getting late. There was a boy sitting in the snow below. His blue lips quivered. He stuffed his pink, frigid fingers into his coat pocket and winced in pain. His nose was redder than his cheeks. "My hands hurt." Amos

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The Real World is a Lie We Tell Ourselves to Sleep

The real world is a lie we tell ourselves so we can sleep at night. I stopped sleeping long ago, but I have started to remember how. When I look over the asylum walls wondering where home is, my doctor reminds me that I killed a man. I did not know him. I wonder if he had a family. Wonder how I strayed from the realm of the frost giants to kill an innocent man. I still owe Baba Yaga a debt— I awake some nights with a vision of her flying over the walls with her mortar and pestle to take every drop of my blood as payment. The asylum walls make me feel safe, though. One day I will leave these walls as ashes, and then she will come to t

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A Brief Discussion About Tonal Contrast

Traditional Art Week In last Traditional Week, we talked about the elements which if you ignore can destroy your painting and all your hardwork. What Ruins A Painting? Contrast and Values were one main element that either can make your works fruitful or ruin it. It needs to be discussed more broadly as a lot of new artists have trouble to establish a good tonal contrast. Result? Despite their brilliant artistic skills, the picture does not pop up! It looks dull, muted. That is not the fault of the drawing or skills, it's the lack of observation and understanding lights. Contrast is the difference between two values

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