Hey, maybe something like this. I love the lighting in the background. I would also tread lightly with dark colors and certain other vibrant colors, because I think your drawing works amazingly well, with the pastel look.

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Franz Siewior · 2026-07-15T20:47:39.343Z

Hey everyone! 🌟 I wanted to use this piece as a little study on dramatic lighting, but I’m really struggling with how to make the light work here orz I was thinking a dramatic backlight could be really cool! What do you think? Any tips or ideas on how to approach this? Thanks in advance for your help! 🙏✨

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