{"id":52,"date":"2026-08-26T02:27:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T02:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/2026\/08\/26\/reading-a-body-before-drawing-on-it\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T03:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:39:07","slug":"reading-a-body-before-drawing-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/2026\/08\/26\/reading-a-body-before-drawing-on-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading a Body Before Drawing on It"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"52\" class=\"elementor elementor-52\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9d7caf e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c9d7caf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e7e25c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31e7e25c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e0575a5 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e0575a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5880c321 e-flex e-con-full e-transform e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5880c321\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-1.6,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa8e3a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_meta\" data-id=\"1fa8e3a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">Placement<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d9a4730 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_heading\" data-id=\"1d9a4730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gum-widget-title\"><h1 class=\"section-main-title size-default\">Reading a Body Before Drawing on It<\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c695f35 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c695f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Muscle moves, skin folds, and a design that looked square on paper reads crooked on a shoulder. How we plan around that before a needle comes out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610c23ba e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"610c23ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ea8349 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55ea8349\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75795e12 e-flex e-con-full e-transform e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75795e12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:45,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317b5e7c e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"317b5e7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea03a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ea03a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4 min<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71600819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71600819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reading time<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0fd9c5 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a0fd9c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6031677a e-flex e-con-full e-transform e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6031677a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:45,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45098325 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45098325\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b65dde elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_meta\" data-id=\"58b65dde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">admin<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad528a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ad528a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Written by<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c20360e e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c20360e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46355aa3 e-flex e-con-full e-transform e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46355aa3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:45,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7960668b e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7960668b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42aa4748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_meta\" data-id=\"42aa4748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">August 26, 2026<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-273ad85d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"273ad85d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Published<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99659 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a99659\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3c49d6 e-flex e-con-full e-transform e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d3c49d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:45,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-270a4b27 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"270a4b27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3abcc61a elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_meta\" data-id=\"3abcc61a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/category\/placement\/\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">Placement<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7caaef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7caaef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Filed under<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a30096 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67a30096\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dce9e35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1dce9e35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d36cbf0 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d36cbf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-746de03d elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_image\" data-id=\"746de03d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-featureimage\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/post-3-1.jpg)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/post-3-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3383cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3383cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Placement is the part of the job clients think about least and artists think about most. A design does not sit on a body, it wraps around one that bends in specific places.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db77f40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4db77f40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Skin is not paper<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53bf2d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53bf2d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paper is flat, stable and the same in every direction. Skin stretches along some lines and folds along others, and it does both differently at the ribs than at the forearm.<\/p><p>So the first thing we do is watch you move. Arm up, arm down, shoulder rolled forward.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c033d7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c033d7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Places that move a lot<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-609cfc6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"609cfc6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Inner elbow, back of the knee, armpit and the front of the hip all deform heavily. Fine detail placed there closes up inside a year.<\/p><ul><li>Keep lines wider apart than the drawing suggests<\/li><li>Avoid tight geometry across a joint<\/li><li>Let the composition bend with the limb<\/li><li>Plan the heal, not just the day<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c943ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66c943ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Places that hold detail<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758bd36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"758bd36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Outer forearm, outer thigh, calf and the flat of the back are the most forgiving surfaces on the body, and they age best.<\/p><p>If you want something small and intricate, these are where we will steer you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5f01ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b5f01ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reading a body before drawing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac34106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ac34106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We photograph the placement in three positions and draw over the photograph, not over a blank page. That is what makes the second drawing fit.<\/p><p>It also shows you what the piece will do when you are standing rather than lying on the bed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sizing honestly<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d4113cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d4113cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most designs come in wanting to be smaller than they should be. Line work needs room to stay readable once skin has settled around it.<\/p><p>If we ask for another two inches, it is not upselling. It is the piece still working in ten years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158e2ebb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"158e2ebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Planning for the next one<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-483418bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"483418bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Almost nobody stops at one. We leave deliberate space around a first piece so a second can join it without looking crowded or fighting for the same line.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7ab3d3 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d7ab3d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b3deddb e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b3deddb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f3670fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f3670fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The short version<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ebe4063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ebe4063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Joints deform, detail closes up<\/li><li>Outer forearm and calf age best<\/li><li>We draw over a photo of you<\/li><li>Bigger is usually more readable<\/li><li>Leave space for the next piece<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14380926 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14380926\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39227786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39227786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Written by<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640932d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_meta\" data-id=\"640932d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta\"><div class=\"author-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/69a93fddae9cc65958be1cde8478978a696f013c496a685a565721edfafc0c87?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" \/><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">admin<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8e7cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e8e7cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founding resident, blackwork and ornamental.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-254a05c1 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"254a05c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/artist-detail\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See her work<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca42974 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ca42974\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409a074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"409a074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Talk it through<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17562c84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17562c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Forty free minutes with the artist, placement included.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f03c9 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f7f03c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/book\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a consult<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a175fd8 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a175fd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6d9e84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f6d9e84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402dc0b7 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"402dc0b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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We will draw the rest.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ea1abe e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70ea1abe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1034e01f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1034e01f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Consults run forty minutes and cost nothing. Come with references, a rough placement, and a budget range. 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