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Salted Egg Crab Arts for July 14, 2025

Flat vs. bevel/emboss? It really depends on the mood! This time, I used Affinity Photo instead of Affinity Designer to make these. Affinity Designer may be better used if I'm going to use isometric art. Otherwise, Affinity Photo can do the job for non-isometric art. 


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