Should you use stock images or a custom illustration?

No, stock food fails because the guest compares it with the plate. An illustration only belongs on the mark or on an icon, not instead of the dish photo, and only if it does not cover the name.

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Separate what is the dish, which needs a photo, from what is the mark, which can be a drawing. The menu shows a stock steak and on the table the cut is different. A photo of the dishes you advertise and an illustration only on the mark, in a separate file.

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