Key To An Adventure | A Mixed Media Art Project for INKTOBER 2024 PROMPT [#6 - Trek]
I'm back again and excited to share with you my interpretation of the InkTober Prompts. For this project, I'm tackling Prompt #6 - TREK. In developing the theme, I decided to embark upon a journey into the unknown. Lured by a heroine the young girl admired, she leaves her idyllic homeland to pursue a life of adventure. Her nightly dreams of a beautiful sea pirate tempts her fearless nature.
Her name is Myceline. She is brave. She is strong. So she stuffs her backpack with only the necessities for trekking across the country toward the coast. Her family pleads with her to reconsider the path she's chosen. But the smell of the salty sea pulls her away from their cries.
She treks along the path until it ends, then detours past the verdant fields until the rugged terrain of the mountains make it difficult to proceed.
Wiping the sweat from her brow, she forges ahead over the peak until she arrives at the shore. She waits for her heroine to appear.
Up from the depths of the sea, the heroine rises. Staring back to see whether her calls have been answered, she spots Myceline.
Extending her hand, she carefully guides her young apprentice to an adventure that awaits.
Below is my project for Inktober Prompt #6:
My approach to this prompt was to create a scene that reminds one of a journey across a vast distance to reach a desired destination. A free-sourced image from Canva was perfect that depicts a young girl facing mountains. Behind her is a field of flowers that symbolizes she's moving away from a pleasant environment to a harsh one.
But beyond the harshness is her dream as she encounters the female in her dreams that will lead her on an adventure. The image of the female is also a free-sourced one I discovered where the woman appears to rise from the waters.
I utilized a stable diffusion image from StarryAI as the background for the beautiful home the girl is leaving to explore the unknown. Below are the steps to producing the image. I feel that the placement of the fantasy home in the scene, then duplicating it felt as though one was stepping out of a magical place.
StarryAI Text input:
"My home surrounded by lush gardens and flowers dwell in my head and body."
Style: Fantasy
StarryAI Result:
Other images I included were birds inside the portal to another land to complete the scene that mesmerizes the girl.
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Fantasy dream girl by fares139 from Canva images ~ Woman in a yellow moon ~ Perched gull - Contributed to the #LIL by @redheadpei ~ Flock of birds
I then uploaded my images into Canva. I use this program as my design studio to blend the images and create an awesome scene. This program affords me the tools in my upgraded Annual Pro Membership Subscription to resize, remove backgrounds, colorize, filter, and reposition my images. In addition, I have at my disposal the free templates and elements to create the backgrounds from my scenes or add additional images. Below are my steps in pictures.
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Below is my completed mixed media art project for INKTOBER PROMPT #6.
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/
h) What is Stable Diffusion? StarryAI.Com. Online at: https://starryai.com/stable-diffusion
If translation included, I use DeepL to assist my readers.
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Honestly I did not read your post, until after thinking about what I thought about the image, and I associated it with your publication of Guardian of the portal, for some reason when I saw this image I thought, could it be that the world that can be seen through the lock of a door is the world that is guarding the guardian, if so I do not go on Elon's ship.
I think Myceline has embarked on the adventure of her life, touring that country will bring her many events.
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Yes, an adventure awaits for the young girl. I hope she finds her destiny, especially after leaving all behind to literally chase her dreams.
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!LADY
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What a perfect outcome!
I was first wondering how the collage was a combination of inktober prompts, but not until I began to read your story and scrolling down to pick those components of the collage one by one.
Then I finally realized that you're amazing.
Keep on!!
In my title and in the first paragraph I indicated that this particular project is for Inktober Prompt #6. I included the list for all the prompts in case my readers want to join in.
I appreciate you taking time to stop by and view my project. Thanks so much for your kind compliment for my mixed media art project. I'm pleased you liked how it turned out.
Take care.
!LADY
Mycelin is a brave lady, and to embark on some journey braveness and courage are needed because just like her family members did, there will be discouragement of all sorts.
The picture collage is beautiful and fitting.
Yes, the young lady is brave to follow her dreams and leave home. Her trek to reach the coast and encounter the person who promised her an adventure was a difficult one, but she persevered.
Thanks for stopping by and viewing my mixed media art project and short story. I appreciate it. Take care.
!LADY
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Nice art. Like something from a fantasy story.
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Hello @logen9f. Nice to meet you. I appreciate your visit and lovely compliment for my project. I'm pleased you found it interesting as in a fantasy story. Take care.
!LADY
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This looks detailed! I wonder how many hours it took!
Hello @dlmmqb. I'm pleased you liked how this project turned out. It does look detailed, however, this particular scene only too two hours to produce. Compiling all the images first to see which ones will work well together to convey my theme takes a bit of time, then designing it in Canva. Also, I added a short story, then organized the post detailing my procedures and sources used.
I rarely complete a project in one session, opting instead to start the project after locating an intriguing image, then saving it in draft. Often when I return, I'll have a fresh idea or scrap it and go in a different direction. Therefore, I have numerous drafts of projects waiting for further work.
What saves me a ton of time is often when I have time to spare, I'll create my stable diffusion images and save them. I love experimenting with new programs, such as recently with KREA designing a video for my NFT. Learning new concepts is what takes up a lot of my time figuring how to use the program to produce quality output.
Thanks for your visit, engagement, and manual curation. I appreciate it and your recommendation to HivePakistan Community for support. Take care.
!LADY
Interesting!
Here is a collection of my collages:
My favorite:
https://peakd.com/hive-174695/@dlmmqb/sky-is-red-lil
Second favorite:
https://peakd.com/hive-153850/@dlmmqb/a-wall-of-success-letsmakeacollage-creative-sunday
Third favorite:
https://peakd.com/hive-153850/@dlmmqb/angels-vs-demons-in-splinterlands-letsmakeacollage
I hope you can take inspiration from these and together we can inspire each other!
SKY IS RED:
Loved that Pentagram. Hadn't seen that one on Pixabay. Will definitely save this one.
WALL OF SUCCESS:
Loved the blue background
ANGELS VS DEMONS:
Loved the black smoke background.
You're really creative in your approach.
I can certainly take inspiration from your designs. Also, I have numerous images in the #LIL that members use to create their collages. I also use other members' images to support their contributions.
Thanks for sharing those collages. I appreciate it.
Glad you found something interesting for reuse.
It's more about the idea of what success means to everyone :)
You inspire me as well. I am more into drawing these days then collage. Now my mind is not being creative in this category. I am learning new cooking recipes as well so it's taking my attention. Collages can wait till I am busy in new hobbies. But you give me enough inspiration to try out collages once again :)
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It's really is a beautiful art creation.
I'm pleased you liked how this project turned out @jemima2001. I appreciate your visit and kind compliment. Thanks for your support. Take care of yourself and have a good rest of your weekend.
!LADY
Very beautiful indeed!
Thanks so much for your lovely compliment @tranquil3. I'm pleased you were able to stop by and view it. I appreciate your support. Take care.
The young lady is brave and adventurous to step outside her comfort zone. Love the keyhole image as it makes the picture magically and an image we can all relate too.
Thanks for including my lil image. 😊
Yes, I feel it too @redheadpei in the urge to step out and explore. Some heed the call; while others hold back and imagine what it is like to take on a journey of this kind. I'm a bit timid; one who lives through the adventures of others.
As always, it's a pleasure including your #LIL images to complete my themes. Thanks so much for your visit and kind compliment for my project. I appreciate it.
Take care.
!LADY
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Thanks so much @eve66 for sharing my project. I'm pleased you liked how it turned out.