Let me know when you start trying this, and I'll see if it makes a difference
(Unless you already have. I haven't been here this week until today. It's been....crazy. But if you look at most of my pieces, I bet you can notice what I told you)
BAH! I was actually a little overcome by an idea on this last piece ([link]). I'll have to sticky note the color advice to my workspace. Had I remembered, I believe the shadows on the sand may have been of the same tone as the sand itself, rofl