For my surreal project, I decided to create an image of people with ski masks on and in the background, a space/Star Wars theme. I was not trying to portray a real message with my surreal image, as it has no meaning to it. If there was a message, it would be to let your imagination flow freely and to not restrict everything you think of. I came into the project with no real idea of what to do, and instead, just came up with things along the way.
Some of the techniques that I mainly focused on were clipping masks and masks to help add a filter. Using the image of the people in the ski masks, I clipped out the top section to give a feel that they were silhouettes of trees. Then, I grabbed a picture of space and clipped it to line with the clipping of the first image and created a space background. I also did this with the Star Wars ships in the background and as well as the planet.
In my Preference, I like surreal compositions as you are able to explore freely with what you want to create because there is no set agenda. With surrealism, there is no uniformity, it can be completely random, which gives you freedom to explore.
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