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- Remember I said that a shadow box

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is essentially a 3D collage

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and the way that it's like a collage

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is that we're combining lots of different elements.

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But the part that makes it specifically a shadow box

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is that we need to create depth and dimension.

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We're gonna do that by creating separate layers

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that are gonna read as taking up the space

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within the shadow box itself.

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Once you have your background down,

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you need to think about how to build up

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off of that background surface.

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We're not gonna just layer flat things over and over.

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We wanna create a little bit of play

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in the space that we're using within the shadow box itself.

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I'll gather my paper elements.

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Again you can see that we're working with

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a very similar color palette.

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This adds a little bit of pop

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and it's another texture but it's also flat.

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That's why I'm including it with the paper.

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I have this little drawing

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and I like these pieces.

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I like the color of this and the size,

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but I don't know that I want such a strong word in this

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at this stage.

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But I might reserve it for later.

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I really like the texture that this text adds.

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But I'm not sure if I'm gonna use it right now.

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I wanna start with these guys.

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I think your natural instinct might be to

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just glue these right on top of each other

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and then attach them to the background.

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But I wanna already introduce more depth

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right from the outset if we can.

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First I'm gonna trim down this piece of paper.

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I like the border of this yellow color

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with the little hint of the silver leaf,

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but I don't want it to be quite so large.

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So I'll just trim this down,

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figure out where it's gonna sit.

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This is where foam dots are gonna come in handy.

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They're gonna help us just lift these elements

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off of one another so that they

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can kinda float in the space a little bit more.

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You can get these at the craft supply store.

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They're essentially a piece of foam

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that's sticky on the back

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and on the front, so on both sides.

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I think I'll attach this to this piece

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and then I'll attach this to the backdrop.

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Let's just add these.

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They come in different sizes,

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they come in different densities.

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I wanna add a few.

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I take off a little

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paper that's

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protecting the sticky back so now it's sticky on both sides.

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I'm gonna attach that to this element,

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to this paper piece.

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You can see how much lift you get on just the one,

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but if you wanted to double them up

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and stack them to get even greater lift,

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you totally could.

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If you don't have these foam dots,

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you can just use little scraps of cardboard

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or fold some paper up and then add glue to either side.

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Let's add another set to the back.

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They come in different sizes so if I wanted to use

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the circular ones I could.

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There's this kind that's squishier.

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See I'm pressing into that, it's like squishy foam.

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I like the ones that tend to just be more rigid

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for this particular one.

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They're so tiny.

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We'll just add a few again.

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You can put them on the corner too

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if you have elements that you feel are curving forward.

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This is curving a little but I'm okay with it.

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You can peel those little paper backings off.

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Then stick it down.

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They're pretty permanent though so just make sure

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you know where you're sticking this down before.

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Alright, we're creating a little bit of that middle ground

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that's popping up off the background.

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I have this element, this little rusty shape.

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It's a little dark so I'd wanna create some separation

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if I was attach this next to the background.

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I'm gonna keep it here, I'm not sure how it's gonna

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work into my shadow box just yet.

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I also have these little boxes

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which were originally just to contain these elements.

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But I actually want to use them in my shadow box too.

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Before I begin to move forward and really adhere

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everything down, I wanna bring that extra piece back in

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because it is gonna take up a margin.

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I don't wanna glue anything where this is gonna land.

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It also helps me get a sense of depth

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and kind of frames and brings my eye in

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to let me know what this composition's gonna look like.

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If you don't have this center piece, that's okay,

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you can use the frame in the same way.

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You may wanna take the glass out

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or just remember that it's there

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so you don't drop it on your project.

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You can kind of start to see how

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these elements are gonna look

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once they've got the frame around them.

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You also wanna make sure you're not gluing anything

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three dimensional along this edge

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that's gonna get sandwiched into the frame

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or where this component is gonna sit if you have it.

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But I like these guys.

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This is gonna help us create that second layer.

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But I do wanna consider some of my three dimensional

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objects before I actually attach them.

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Just so that I'm not gluing something down permanently

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that then takes up space that I might need

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for a heavier or bigger object later.

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I like something that's vertical.

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This is vertical, this is vertical.

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I like how those reference each other.

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This also is very gridded.

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So it's very at a right angle,

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not putting them soft, they're not tumbling.

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I'm keeping them rigid and giving them a sense of structure.

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But them I have these elements

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that are very soft and organic.

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They're actual organic elements

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to kind of help create a little bit of movement.

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I have these rigid up and down elements

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and then I have these soft, round elements.

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You can kinda play.

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I think this feather's really pretty

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but it's sort of large and taking up a huge part

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of my overall composition.

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It's also very similar

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in kind of shape and weight to this stick.

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I think I'm gonna not use it.

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I also have things like this greenery

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that's actually really pretty.

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It kind of plays off the greens in the background.

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I'm not actually gluing any of these elements just yet.

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I'm just kind of bringing them in to see

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if they might fit with the shadow box.

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This is an opportunity for you to really edit down

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which pieces feel like they are working the shadow box.

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It could be by color, it could be by shape,

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it could by weight or it could just be

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to reinforce that narrative I talked about,

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that drive on the long road home.

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Some of these things maybe feel or invoke that spirit

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a little more than the others.

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If you're trying to determine where these things might go

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and you're afraid you'll forget

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once you start to glue things in,

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you can also just use your phone

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to take a picture so that you have it as a reference later

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if you think you might forget

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where the elements are gonna go.

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I'm gonna glue those little boxes in.

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So I'll take these other things out.

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Remember this is gonna be standing up.

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I'm afraid that those little flowers

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or dried elements might fall out of the boxes,

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I need to attach those too.

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I'm gonna pop those flowers out.

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They're a big sticky in here

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but I'm afraid that they could fall out over time.

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For attaching these dry elements,

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I like to use the Tacky Glue.

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This is essentially like Elmer's glue but thicker.

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It's good for grabbing on three dimensional objects.

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I'm just gonna add a little dot.

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It dries clear also.

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You know you wanna be a little careful

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and not just put a giant puddle of glue.

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But you don't have to worry about it

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if you have a little smudge in there

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'cause it'll dry clear.

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With something that light, it holds pretty immediately.

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If you keep the bottle standing on the table,

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you're gonna be constantly shaking it like this

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to get it to come to the tip.

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If you leave it flat

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is a lot less frustrating to use.

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You could drizzle some glue in the box

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and then sprinkle these elements in,

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but if you add too much glue

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and then you go to stand this up,

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all of that will sink to the bottom.

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It'll all be for not.

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I prefer to just add these elements one at a time.

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But if you have a method that works better for

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the pieces that you're working with,

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then by all means go ahead and use it.

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So much of this is just about experimenting

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and responding to what you like.

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I think that's good in that box.

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I'm gonna add just a few

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in this other box.

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If you're using something heavier to create

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this little vignette within the shadow box,

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something like a Monopoly figure

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or something that's like heavy metal.

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It could also be something like a little tiny,

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miniature pool ball, you'd wanna use a heavier glue.

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Also the Tacky Glue takes just a moment to set up

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and so something really heavy might

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have a tendency to fall out.

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You can always use hot glue for that instead.

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Hot glue has a tendency to create those

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spider webby wings, those little strings.

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Those will stick to the front glass

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immediately if you've forgotten any in the shadow box.

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I shy away from it unless I absolutely need the hot glue.

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I like the amount of flowers that are in the boxes

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but now I need to actually attach the boxes

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themselves to the background.

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You could use the Tacky Glue for this

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because those objects aren't very heavy.

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But you could also use double sided tape

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or you can use a glue dot

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if you haven't used a glue dot before.

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I'm gonna use the glue dot.

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The reason is the Tacky Glue would be an excellent choice.

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But if want to stand this up in a little bit

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to get a sense of it, the glue dot is gonna have

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immediate adhesion where as the Tacky Glue,

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these could just start to slide ever so slightly.

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If you haven't used a glue dot before,

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what you wanna do is not touch the surface of the dot

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because that will reduce the stickiness.

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But you just wanna kiss the dot

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to the object that you're gluing and then peel back

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the little wax paper.

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You can add two.

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You wanna figure out where you're gonna place this

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because once this is down, it is stuck down.

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So try to make it as straight,

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if that's what you're going for, as you can.

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Then you can just press it down.

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That is stuck on there.

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I'm gonna do the same thing to this guy.

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I wanna stagger it a little bit.

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I just like the way the boxes look staggered.

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It reminds me sort of honeycomb or beehive

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which will reference this element that we'll bring in later.

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Let's add some more of our three dimensional materials

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in here, all these little natural objects.

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I also have this piece of paper

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that I'm thinking of using at the very end.

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I might put a quote or some kind of writing on here.

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I wanna make sure I leave room for that.

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I want this stick

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or twig over here too.

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I just wanna make sure I'm leaving some space for that.

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We'll bring this element back in

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and maybe tuck it under a bit.

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I liked this pine bow, but I feel like again

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that the weight of this and the weight of this

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is too similar.

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So I may not use it.

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Also if you were to use something like this that's green,

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you wanna make sure it's pretty well dried out

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before you stick it into your box.

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You don't want anything creating any moisture in here

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once you've got class covering it.

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Be mindful of that if you're gathering

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stuff from your garden.

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I did like this

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as well.

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Because this guy is really large, I'm gonna add him.

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I'm liking how this composition looks.

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I can always bring my phone back in

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to see if there are any elements that I had

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that I liked before that are now out of place.

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This is pretty close.

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I think I'm good.

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I'm gonna move these out of the way

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and just go ahead and glue down

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this little wasp nest.

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He's not that heavy, he's a little fragile.

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Because the back of him has all this texture,

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I'm not gonna use a wet glue like the Tacky Glue

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because when he gets placed down,

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the only thing that's gonna be touching

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is this one point.

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Instead I'm gonna use my sticky dots

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like we used for the boxes.

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I think because he's so light,

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the sticky dots will be plenty of adhesion

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and I can layer them to build up a surface here.

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So I have two points that are gonna

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be touching the background.

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So I'm gonna build this up with sticky dots

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and we're gonna add a sticky dot here as well.

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With natural elements that tend to have dust and dirt,

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you can see that the sticky dot is not gonna

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wanna come off the paper and go right onto this.

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This is where we're gonna break our rule

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and we're gonna use our hands.

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But I really am just peeling it up by the corner

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and laying it down.

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I don't wanna touch a lot of the surface if I can help it.

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These guys are really sticky,

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they're gonna wanna stick to everything.

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This is a little finicky.

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You could use hot glue,

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I don't know I'm gonna shy away from that

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just because of all those little strings

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that pop up later just when you least expected them.

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I'm kind of creating this squishy bundle and that's fine.

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That's gonna build up so that these wind up becoming even.

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So they're both making contact with the background.

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This looks messy, but that's fine.

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No one's gonna see this.

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I think that's probably good.

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I might add one more,

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stretchy,

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right here.

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Good.

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We're gonna tack this guy into place.

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You wanna press lightly so that you are really

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making contact with the background,

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but I don't wanna smoosh this really nice

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delicate surface here.

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That guy's in.

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That one looks like it's moving a little, that's fine.

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The thing about the sticky dots is they are jelly

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so you can kinda move them a little.

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This guy's gonna go in,

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I wanna make sure that I'm leaving room for him.

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He's a little tall but I'm actually gonna use

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that tension to wedge him in.

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That's gonna hold him in place.

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If I am concerned that he might pop out,

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I could add a little sticky dot here at the bottom

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toward the trunk.

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No one's gonna really see into that

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or I could use a little pile of glue like hot glue

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or the Tacky Glue too as long I let it dry.

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Let me just see if he feels pretty secure in there.

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I think he's good.

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Later if I need to add a stick dot I can.

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You do wanna remember that this middle piece

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is not glued down to your background,

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so don't start laying a bunch of stuff in with tension

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and then go to pick up that middle piece

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and have it all pop out.

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You wanna move it around with its background

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if you're gonna start kind of playing with this as one unit

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that's not attached just yet.

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I wanna add this as well.

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I could have it be high and have it pop

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into the negative space of this photo.

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If I have them on the edge here, it's too similar to this

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and I don't like that.

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I think we tried something where it was laying down

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on the surface and I thought that was really pretty.

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You just get a little bit of that texture.

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It's not popping off a lot because of the contrast here.

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As an element, it's coming forward toward the glass

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and I like that as well.

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This guy's gonna be a little bit trickier to glue down.

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When it's standing, it'll stay in place

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but I might wanna secure it just a tad.

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I need to consider what points are touching

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either the background or even this little point here.

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You can see that the branch is coming

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right up to that corner and I think that's the point

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I'm gonna use to anchor this.

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I could maybe add a little glue right where

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this also meets the beehive.

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I want it to be as discrete as possible.

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This time I'm gonna use the glue dot or sticky dot.

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I'm gonna actually use it's jelliness to my advantage

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and get it into a little ball.

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Again, I'm not trying to stick my thumbs all over it

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because the oils from my hands will make it less sticky.

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I'm gonna put it right in the corner.

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I'm gonna carefully just kind of press

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the branch right into it.

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That's gonna secure it in one point.

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You'll be surprised how some of these elements

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don't need a lot of glue or glue dots to stay in place.

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I just have that little point of contact in the corner

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and then I'm gonna add a little bit of my Tacky Glue

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right where that bud

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is touching the hive.

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Remember this dries clear.

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I still just wanna give it a little bit.

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Just press that into it.

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There we go.

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I'm just gonna stand this up so I can get a sense

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if I like the way it's looking,

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how it's gonna be in its final form.

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I do really like all of the

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three dimensional elements that we've added.

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I still have this rusty shape that I wanna include

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but I really wanna push it toward the foreground.

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We're gonna talk about how to create your foreground next.