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Don't Be Afraid: Bad Dreams are Only Dreams
May 12, 2012
GIMP

Made for One Stock Challenge: Level 2 (but this one isn't competing because of the text )

This has to be the most challenging photomanipulation I've ever done! Usually, when I want to do a photomanip, I have some kind of concept beforehand and a vague image in my head of what I want it to look like, but not this time. But since the theme of the challenge was surrealism, and surrealism is all about the un/subconscious in art, I just kinda sat back, fav'd and downloaded any stock that caught my eye, and played around with them until I had a decent composition that "felt right"!

It ended up a bit more gothic than I expected...I guess my subconscious was goth today I guess this can represent some common nightmare themes, like falling and drowning.

When I do surrealist art, I like to make it look realistic at first, and when you look at it closer to figure out why it's not "quite right".

Version without graffiti, for the challenge:

CREDITS:
::Stock:: Huh 2 (required)
Stock Moon
White Clock Stock
Fish Bowl Stock
Old Factory Stock 035
Grey Day
Clouds Jan 23 01
Water II Photoshop Brushes
Tropical Fish Brushes PS
Vintage Film Texture 1

Comments and constructive critiques are welcome!

Description
Don't Be Afraid: Bad Dreams are Only Dreams
May 12, 2012
GIMP

Made for One Stock Challenge: Level 2 (but this one isn't competing because of the text )

This has to be the most challenging photomanipulation I've ever done! Usually, when I want to do a photomanip, I have some kind of concept beforehand and a vague image in my head of what I want it to look like, but not this time. But since the theme of the challenge was surrealism, and surrealism is all about the un/subconscious in art, I just kinda sat back, fav'd and downloaded any stock that caught my eye, and played around with them until I had a decent composition that "felt right"!

It ended up a bit more gothic than I expected...I guess my subconscious was goth today I guess this can represent some common nightmare themes, like falling and drowning.

When I do surrealist art, I like to make it look realistic at first, and when you look at it closer to figure out why it's not "quite right".

Version without graffiti, for the challenge:

CREDITS:
::Stock:: Huh 2 (required)
Stock Moon
White Clock Stock
Fish Bowl Stock
Old Factory Stock 035
Grey Day
Clouds Jan 23 01
Water II Photoshop Brushes
Tropical Fish Brushes PS
Vintage Film Texture 1

Comments and constructive critiques are welcome!