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Hopper points left, so can you!

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One of my favorite pictures is Nighthawks, by Edward Hopper. There’s such a vivid palette of colors that capture the way night really looks. If you look at any Hopper painting, you’ll nearly always notice a geometry that consists of tapering quadrilaterals, usually created by a doorway or a window, or an opening of some sort. The most dominant of these quadrilaterals usually points left. Why?

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To learn more of Hopper’s games,
read “Hopper” by Mark Strand

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Jay Hagstrom

This is my "coursework in-progress" for a book about retouching and photorealism. Please feel free to pose any questions you might have about the tutorials in the comments section on post, or contact me directly by clicking ASK JAY at the top of this page. Thanks for any input, I'll really appreciate it!

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