The idea is to represent digital design over against something that doesn't look digital :-)

But, that's not everybody's cup of tea, I suppose.

Regardless, I appreciate the input. Again, it is a work in progress and the final result will be different. The initial graphic shown, though, does represent what the whole idea is : creative shapes that lend themselves to creative ideas for composition, with an emphasis on Merge Mode and Transparency, as well as complex object manipulation (The whole image, by the way, is done in PhotoPaint; the initial shapes are done in Draw).

Michael, I do like the notion of additional lighting and the use of noise. I actually considered noise combined with blur to reduce the detail of the background in order to further enhance the foreground pieces. I'll consider it further as the piece develops.

Well, I like the direction the piece is going and hope to share the techniques for doing it shortly.

Cliff