Morgana's Halloween Buffet | Let's Make A Collage Round 219 (Entry #2)
Hello LMAC and Hive members. I'm back participating in the LMAC collage contests now that a new format has been adopted. The Community leader, @shaka, will hold a monthly contest with participants having the ability to submit multiple entries during that month for consideration. If you'd like to join in this monthly round for October, visit: Let's Make a Collage - A Contest for All Creatives on Hive - Round 219 - ✨100 HIVE in the Prize Pool!.
I wanted to share with you my Entry #2 collage for LMAC Round 219.
My theme centered around Halloween. Highly misunderstood and avoided, my favorite sorceress, Morgana, has invited a group of villagers to her home in the forest as a gesture of good will. The village females had already forbid their husbands to visit that particular section of the forest. Not only was Morgana beautiful, but her alluring smokey eyes with a hint of crimson drowned one if gazed too long. But the occasion was All Hallowed Eve. Her spread has awesome secret ingredients that are sure to leave a lasting impression on your palette. As the day grew near, exotic flavors waffled through the branches and rose above the trees and spread over the village. The inhabitants had no other choice but to follow the aroma to Morgan's lair.
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In preparing the theme for Halloween, my primary focus was on the food buffet being served by the hostess. I harvested different eats to accommodate guests. The burning vegetables was especially effective. For the elements, I chose a pure fractal I created in the advanced version of the fractal rendering software, Apophysis 7X. The image that served as the witch and the haunted woods in the background was especially convincing for the Halloween spirit.
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| Item | Contributor | Source |
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| LMAC Round 219 Original Contest Image | @lmac | Link |
| Witch | Pixabay | Link |
| Pure Fractal titled "Bull Horns in Blue" | @justclickindiva | Link |
| Pure Fractal titled "Smoke Cap" | @justclickindiva | Link |
| Halloween food | PxFuel | Link |
| Halloween pumpkin | PxFuel | Link |
| Exploding veggies | Pixabay | Link |
| Halloween hat | Pixabay | Link |
| Alien insect | Contributed to the #LIL by @eve66 | Link |
| Cat wheel | Contributed to the #LIL by @eve66 | Link |
| Scary figure | Contributed to the #LIL by @eve66 | Link |
| Bat | PurePNG | Link |
| Dog alien | Contributed to the #LIL by @eve66 | Link |
I then utilized Canva to blend the different type images. Below are my steps in which I began with a blank, white canvas. I then added layers of elements, removing backgrounds, duplicating, filtering, colorizing, resizing, and repositioning items as needed incorporating the tools at my disposal in my Annual Pro Membership Subscription.
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Below is my completed collage for LMAC Round 219, Entry #2:
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 now a monthly photography and collage contest where you can submit multiple entries for that month. |
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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 collages 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.
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Take care @bhattg and have a good start to your week.
Nice holloween themed art!
I'm pleased you find it to your liking @logen9f. I appreciate you taking the time to visit and view my collage. Thanks for the lovely compliment and support. Take care.
I must say that this Morgana's reminded me of the witch from Hansel and Gretel, however this witch is much more beautiful than the one from Hansel and Gretel ;)
You did a great job of putting all the elements together, but the witch is what stands out the most!
Yes, I agree @lanzjoseg. The witch is enticing. That's why the women of the village won't allow their spouses to visit the forest, lolol. Thanks so much for stopping by and viewing my project. I appreciate it and am pleased you liked how this one turned out.
Take care and have a good Sunday.
!LADY
You've done super fabulous, every image looked great in the collage, I love it!😃
Hello @avdesing. I'm happy to hear you liked how this collage turned out. I feel that I did locate some awesome images to reflect a Halloween buffet prepared by the beautiful sorceress. I hope all who attends have a fabulous time :)
Thanks for your visit. I appreciate it and your support. Take care.
!LADY
I love all themes that have to do with wizards, witches, sorceresses, I love it, it's fabulous! Best regards!💗
Very nice and rich collage @justclickindiva.
I think one of her ambition is to capture the air and design the night sky above. With all the para-phsycic powers she can change the direction of the wind, re-color the clouds and the water droplets, and create smokes in different tastes! By doing so she rules the scent and perception of the realm. After practising so many years she is now able to cast earthlings made out of thin air. They sing and dance around her to celebrate their existence. The people in the village are scared about all this happenings and they dont know what to do.
They certainly don't know what to do @m1alsan. But they attempt to keep to themselves and not visit the forest where she lives. Although she is misunderstood, they still not trust her. Your scenario of her existence is interesting.
Thanks so much for stopping by and viewing my collage. I'm pleased you found it interesting. Take care.
Hello, @justclickindiva a collage that I loved. I love witches, I think in my past lives I was a Salem witch, but a healer.
Thanks for using the stock images
Connecting with your past. How awesome. A healer would be different, but the atmosphere for the sorceresses still was fearful. I'm pleased you liked my design. Thanks for your visit. Take care.
!LADY
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What a fun and creative collage! Morgana's Halloween Buffet is such a cool concept, and I love how you’ve blended the spooky elements with a touch of mystery and allure. The description of the villagers being drawn to her lair by the irresistible aromas really adds to the atmosphere. The burning vegetables and fractal elements you incorporated sound like they really bring the theme to life, especially with that haunting background. It’s great to see you back in the LMAC contests—this is such a fantastic entry! Looking forward to seeing more of your creations!
Thanks so much for your kind compliment for my collage @ultimatewrestlin. I thought the burning vegetables was a neat addition to the buffet prepared as only Morgana can.
Yes, I'm back in the contests now that they are monthly. I don't have to rush to get my entry in each week. I appreciate your visit.