Cosmic Creations Edition 8 [Inspired By Nature] | Alien Art Hive Contest

Hello Alien Art Hive Community members. I'm happy to participate in this current contest and bring my version of "how my art is inspired by nature". My approach to this 8th contest was that of a forlorn young lady surrounded by an enchanting forest scene.

This month's theme: Inspired By Nature

• Create art related to the above theme
• Make a post about it in Alien Art Hive
• Include the words Cosmic Creations in the title so they are easy to identify in the feed
• Please try to include some process images and discuss the techniques used in your creation
• Drop a link to your entry post the comments below
• The deadline is November 13th Midnight EST
• To participate, visit the contest post: Cosmic Creations Edition #8 is LIVE: Inspired by Nature

For this month's contest theme involving Inspired by Nature, my theme reflects the beauty of nature. We are surrounded by and entwined with the natural environment. Early on as young children, we learned that these natural resources make up over one-third of the Earth's physical attributes, other than humans and their human structures. We enjoy nature. We should, for it is available for all. Some find solace and comfort in the natural elements. That is true for me as it brings a peacefulness found nowhere else.

Below are my steps in the creation process of my version of "inspired by nature":

Two images included in my theme were produced with stable diffusion program, StarryAI and Night Cafe.

To represent the young girl in the forest and the abstract forest scene, I located free-sourced images that I felt evoked a peaceful nature theme. Other images I included worked well with the scene, including the birds and my fractals to adorn the young woman's face.

I uploaded all images into Canva, my design program, to take advantage of the upgraded features. Below are my procedures:

Started with a blank, white canvas.

Added the girl in the forest image.

Resized the girl in the forest image as the background.

Added black birds. Duplicated and repositioned them in the forest skyline.

Added abstract image that resembled a beautiful forest landscape. Removed background, and repositioned it to fill the scene. Wow, it looks like the forest is part of her dress. She is one with the landscape.

Added tiger stable diffusion image. Removed background, duplicated it, and repositioned on both sides of the forest.

Added Disk Bowl fractal; duplicated, then positioned on both sides of ears as earrings.

Added haunting young woman to be used as a reflection.

Removed background of woman in reflection. Repositioned her in forest and completed project.

Below is the completed project.

Thanks for your visit. I hope you liked my mixed media art project entry for Alien Art Hive's Contest No. ?.