Pasta Dough beside a Wooden Rolling Pin

A broad sheet of fresh pasta dough lies across a flour-dusted wooden worktop. A heavy rolling pin crosses the lower right, with brown eggs, rosemary, a flour bowl and a folded linen cloth arranged behind it. Fine flour marks soften the dark wood, while the dough holds several gentle changes in color and thickness.

Build the dough as one large pale area, using its uneven edge to find the first border. The rolling pin gives the lower half a firm wooden line and a rounded end. Eggs make small warm circles near the upper edge, while rosemary adds narrow green pieces that are easy to group by shape. Leave the scattered flour until the worktop and cloth have a clearer frame.