I wanted to share with you my Freestyle Collage No. 104. My theme is "beneath the forest bed". My approach to this theme was to highlight a pure fractal I created that resembled a snake's skin and mulled over in my thoughts. I present my college without a short story.
The LMAC Community run by @shaka holds a weekly collage contest for its members. In the Community, you'll discover a variety of themed entries submitted for consideration. If selected for the final round, contest hopefuls anxiously await results indicating their placement that determines the prize awarded. It's a fun contest that any Hive member can participate. If you'd like to join in, just visit the LMAC Community account here and follow the rules of the contest for details on the latest round.
The LMAC Community also offers an opportunity for members to create and post in the Community "freestyle" collage themes. In the freestyle option, more freedom is allowed to design your creations without having to incorporate the weekly contest photo. However, contest rules still apply.
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In preparing my theme, the pure fractal I wanted to highlight is titled "Snake Skin". Upon rendering this fractal in the advanced version of the fractal rendering program, Apophysis 7X, I noticed the various shades of gray and browns in a shell like pattern.
I also discovered a haunting image of a female in the forest at night. I paired it with the LMAC Round 218 contest image and an unusual eye. Below are the images I included to complete my theme:
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| Item | Contributor | Source |
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| Round 218 (Orig Contest Image) | @lmac | Link |
| Woman-lying-down-in-forest | Pixabay | Link |
| Moon eye bird sky | Pixabay | Link |
| Seagull flying | Contributed to the #LIL by @redheadpei | Link |
| Yellow and Orange Bird | Contributed to the #LIL by @redheadpei | Link |
| Pure Fractal titled "Snake Skin" | @justclickindiva | Link |
| Pure Fractal titled "Bird's Fountain" | @justclickindiva | Link |
I then utilized Canva to blend the different type images. Below are my steps in which I added layers of elements, removing backgrounds, resizing, and repositioning items as needed incorporating the tools at my disposal in my Annual Pro Membership Subscription.
- To a blank white canvas, I added the Snake Skin fractal;
- Switched canvas color to black; then duplicated the fractal;
- Added the female image; removed background; then positioned it;
- Added the LMAC landscape water image and bird's fountain fractal;
- Included an eye and bird image to the landscape;
- Added the two birds and positioned them;
- This completed the project.
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Below is my completed freestyle collage:
Thanks for your visit. I appreciate it. I hope you like my freestyle collage theme.
CONTEST RULES
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
| What is Let's Make a Collage? | It is a weekly photography and collage contest. |
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| Who created the contest? | @shaka is the contest owner. |
| What type of contest is it? | This Contest utilizes a single photo provided by the contest owner as the basis for you to create your own photo collage by adding to the photo provided. |
| What are the rules? | 1. Use as your starting point for your collage the photography provided by the contest owner. It is located on the contest owner's post for free use without any copyright protection. |
| 2. Entries are required to be posted to the LMAC community and must contain a link to the contest post. | |
| 3. Entries need to set the LMAC account (@lmac) as 20% beneficiary to be eligible for the dynamic component of the prize pool.; | |
| 4. Extra support with the LMAC trail to all collages where LIL assets have been included AND the respective LIL-contributors set as 2% beneficiaries; | |
| 5. By submitting your contribution you agree that your artwork remains public domain and that it can be copied, modified and distributed, even for commercial purposes, without requiring further permission. | |
| 6. Any graphical element that is added to the photography either needs to be your own original work (e.g. own artwork or photography) OR needs to derive from sites whitelisted by LMAC. | |
| 7. IMPORTANT: Indicate the source of all materials used in your accompanying post. Otherwise your entry can NOT be put up for the final vote. | |
| 8. All sort of editing, modification and/or manipulation is allowed as long as no copyright is affected. | |
| What do you win? | Prizes listed on the contest owner's post. |
SOURCES:
a) JustClickindiva's Footer created in Canva utilizing its free background and images used with permission from discord admins.
b) Unless otherwise noted, all photos taken by me with my (i) Samsung Galaxy 10" Tablet, (ii) Samsung Phone, & (iii) FUJI FinePix S3380 - 14 Mega Pixels Digital Camera
c) Purple Butterfly part of purchased set of Spiritual Clip Art for my Personal Use
d) All Community logos, banners, page dividers used with permission of Discord Channel admins.
e) Ladies of Hive banner used with permission of and in accordance with the admin's guidelines
f) Thumbnail Image created by me in Canva.
g) "Flames." What is Apophysis 2.09. https://flam3.com/
If translation included, I use DeepL to assist my readers.
Thanks for your patience an understanding.