The Process - Mark Rivera Photography

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Here is where the process comes to life. The making of my graphic art is a laborious task, often requiring several hours of hard work. Sometimes it even takes 2-3 days to complete if not more. When the process in completed, the final result can have well over 200 to 300 layers some of them grouped and some not. Visit this page often to see the steps it takes to create these works. Note, due to size and disk space it is not possible to save all of the layers which makes up for the final result