Project 2 Destroy the Icon: Progress 3

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After hours of messing around with blending modes and shuffling around different images, I'm finally starting to get really rich compositions that I'm happy with!

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  1. Ahva ManshooryFebruary 27, 2022 at 7:27 PM

    I love your final product! It is incredibly powerful to see the media along with the image

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