The Mask (A Poem) | Mixed Media Project

For my current mixed media collage project, I envisioned an abstract design depicting an individual hiding behind a mask. Thoughts of inequity race through the person's mind consisting of jagged images. I use a collage of images to evoke the theme.

Below are my steps in which I used a variety of type images. A pure fractal I designed in the advanced version of the fractal rendering program, Apophysis 7X served as a veil to cover the entire design and render it a subdued texture. A stable diffusion AI image of a bronze flower from one of my favorite programs, Night Cafe. And, finally, free-sourced images that include an elongated mask, which I drew inspiration from, and abstract backgrounds and patterns.

^{African mask ~ Blue magical eye ~ Abstract orange circles double sided background ~ Blue yellow striped wallpaper ~ Crystal flowing flowers ~ Abstract red blood splatter ~ Purple abstract design ~ Pure Fractal titled "Spherical - Veil 5 Thombing" ~ Bronze flower petals - Night Cafe}

Perhaps of all the tools, the ability to remove backgrounds thereby creating transparencies of the images is crucial to the blending process. Another important tool is the ability to grab and separate particular elements from an image. This is especially useful if you only want to use parts of an image. It proved helpful in this project where I captured several elements and repositioned them elsewhere on the canvas.

I share with you my completed mixed media collage:

Thanks for taking the time to view my post. I hope you like my mixed media collage project with accompanying poem.