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Jim starts with a dot and ends with a dot: in between are multiple layers of dots (see the Technique page for images of the process) that often vary in size. He uses colour graduation to create shapes, light and shadow. A finished painting has from twelve to eighteen layers of dots in various areas of a painting.
