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NATURE HAS TEETH.
Saguaro cactus Fictional material study
ARTIST INTENT
“I wanted the desert to feel sharp enough to touch. The cactus becomes a field of ribs and needles, with RAW red cutting through the bone-white surface.”
VISUAL DIRECTION
Architectural cactus ribs become an aggressive embossed visual rhythm.
Bone-white card, black cactus engravings and a red inner edge. Proposed blind embossing follows the ribs.
PROPOSED FINISH
Textured card. Rib emboss. Red inner edge.
NEXT TEST
Confirm booklet folds and red edge alignment. Test blind embossing on a physical card proof.
PALETTE
Bone white / carbon black / RAW red
INTERACTION STUDY
Rake the light
Drag the slider to change the light angle across the rib relief.