If this represents the girl, Little Red Riding Hood, how might we show her mother?

We want a softer mother. What can we do?

Still, what can we do to give Little Red Riding Hood prominence in the picture?

(Rule 1: Smooth, flat, horizontal shapes give us a sense of stability and calm.)

What do you feel about the mother now? She seems huggable, and stable, though less strong and less warm than before. But she is still motherly, and the emphasis of the picture is now on Little Red Riding hood as much as if not more than on her mother.

(Rule 1: Smooth, flat, horizontal shapes give us a sense of stability and calm.)