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Daniel said. “And once it’s stained, it’s there. So all you can do is stain on top of it. If you know any- thing about color, you know it’s very easy to turn color to mud.” Daniel mused that changes would be easier if his art were digital, but that digital art is laborious and can’t replicate the nuance of touch and maintain “the authentic vision of the artist” as well.

“I was born to do this,” Daniel said. “My entire life was built on this thing that came from my imagina- tion. The key is simply having that dream—having a vivid dream—and building it.”

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