How the homepage was made.

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1
The painting
One still life. Everything else exists to bring it to life.
2
Candlelight
A flame that never flickers the same way twice, warming the fruit beside it.
3
Smoke, embers and dust
Drawn live, and paused whenever you look away.
4
Velvet and varnish
A rippling curtain, film grain and a sheen of old varnish.
5
Typography
The name, lit letter by letter, with one sweep of gold.

Five layers. One page.