Steam Vent

It's always interesting how your brain can trick you perception of colors. The skintone is literally just grey with a red underlayer, but in this composition it doesn't really looks like it. I really like the various shades of grey I used for the steam, they have a lot of personality.⁠

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Steam Vent⁠
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“Pressure builds up inside,⁠
A storm brews within these clouds.⁠
It’s only waiting to burst out⁠
Regardless of whether there’s a way.⁠
Calm down, and let go of this steam,⁠
You’ll get further by resting a bit⁠
Than by letting it break you midway.”⁠

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