My surreal composition doesn’t have a specific message, but my goal was to focus on light and color. My composition combines a stained glass window with a photograph of a beach at sunset. I thought it would be interesting to work with both natural and man-made elements and combine them into one. In my composition, I have a sandy path leading up to the window. Through the window, you can see a film strip of flowers. Beyond the window, I combined the clouds with images of flowers. I didn’t have a message in mind while creating this, but it could represent how we see and perceive nature.
While creating this, I found the quick selection tool incredibly helpful. I used it to create masks and use collage techniques to piece together my composition. I also used blend modes and different opacity settings.
I found it challenging to create a surreal composition. My composition originally began more realistic and I had to push myself to introduce more surreal elements. Despite this, I enjoyed finding different images and components to piece together.
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