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JOHN: MUTED COMPLEXION
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Dl~ESSING
TilE MAN
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I though less graphic in content. d1e mured or toned ,·isagc demands more ,-igilancc
and skill to enliven. Due ro irs lower tolerance (or roo noi.'i'' or m erl\' qLtiet color mixes, the
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muted I~Ki~tl trpc ill\ ites anonymity iF not handled \Yith nppmpriate care.
Just as vvatercolors need c.1
lighter frame to co mplement whc.1t thcr enclose, so docs
]ohJ1's low- key fran tage. 'vVi thou t a cOJl rrasting dark hair sh;..1de tO coun terbalancc the opposirion
underneath. John's muted complexion is bullied into submission br the starkness of his
black-and-\\ bite outfit (bclull' l~ft).
J\lternati,·eJy. \Vben rhc less contrasting warmer shadings of his rvvo-tonc sport jacket
and knit shirt enter the picture. suddenly. Jolu1's dough)' skin shade picks up luster whiJe the tint
of his hair color gajns promi.nence. Once ;:t.gain, whcneve1· the face can be bracketed below in
the s~tm e color as the crop above. it's bound tO end up t:hc clear beneficiary.