Character pieces are by definition short.
what did men wear on their heads in the 1970s .
Men used to wear <u>Western straw hats with braided leather bands .</u>
The answer to this problem is the "MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION". Hence, the realism, symbolism and complicated imagery found in Northern Renaissance paintings originated in and was influenced by manuscript illumination. This is embedded and implemented with miniature illustrations, with initials, and with borders. There are also decorations and illustrations of books and letters with pictures and nice designs.
The most common technique for creating actual texture in a painting is called Impasto.