An Underwater Mystery | LMAC Collage FreeStyle No. 99

I wanted to share with you my Freestyle Collage No. 99. My theme is a mystery underwater, and it's completed in accordance with the LMAC Community guidelines.

The LMAC Community run by Hive account@shaka holds a weekly collage contest for its members. In the Community, you'll discover a variety of themed entries submitted for consideration. If selected for the final round, contest hopefuls anxiously await results indicating their placement that determines the prize awarded. It's a fun contest that any Hive member can participate. If you'd like to join in, just visit the LMAC Community account here and follow the rules of the contest for details on the latest round.

The LMAC Community also offers an opportunity for members to create and post in the Community "freestyle" collage themes. In the freestyle option, more freedom is allowed to design your creations without having to incorporate the weekly contest photo. However, contest rules still apply.

Please visit the Community page for any questions on how to successfully publish in the LMAC Community.

In preparing my theme, I envisioned an underwater scene people and animals from above ground are visiting to learn about the mysteries of the deep. With two of the LMAC's original contest images, I was able to include a landscape from above ground for the visitors to encounter and have a familiar setting. The other image is an underwater foliage.

^{LMAC-Round 213 Contest Image}

^{LMAC-Round 211 Contest Image}

The additional images I included were intended to create an underwater magical kingdom. Some images were free-sourced. Others I chose from the LMAC #LIL database. My two pure fractals I created in Apophysis 7X, the advanced fractal rendering program. I can tell the cows are intrigued by what they see.

Item	Contributor	Source
Underwater Fantasy	Pixabay	Link
Female	Pixabay	Link
Female with horns	Pixabay	Link
Surreal fish	Pixabay	Link
Rain drops	Pixabay	Link
Flame Angelfish	Contributed to the #LIL by Hive account@alex2alex	Link
Coral	PxFuel	Link
Allenwood Stone Sculpture	Contributed to the #LIL by Hive account@agmoore	Link
Blue jellyfish	Contributed to the #LIL by Hive account@bayuismail	Link
Alien angel	Contributed to the #LIL by Hive account@eve66	Link
Pure fractal titled "Silver Bowl"	Hive account@justclickindiva	Link
Pure fractal titled Pink Flower	Hive account@justclickindiva	Link

I then utilize Canva to blend the different type images. Below are my steps in which I begin with a blank, white canvas, then added layers of elements, removing backgrounds, resizing, and repositioning items as needed incorporating the tools at my disposal in my Annual Pro Membership Subscription.

Step 1	Step 2	Step 3
To a blank, white canvas I added the underwater image.	Duplicated to fill the background.	Added female; horns, and fish statute

Step 4	Step 5	Step 6
Added jellyfish, raindrops, and fractal; resized, then positioned..	Added stones. Duplicated and colorized them. Also added the bottom landscape images and angel; duplicated where needed.	Added the LMAC cow image. Removed background; duplicated, then placed inside the stone formation.

Below is my completed freestyle collage:

Thanks for your visit. I appreciate it. I hope you like my freestyle collage theme.

CONTEST RULES

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

It is imperative that you read the post LMAC School - Public Domain Picture sources (Free Materials for creating collages) by

Hive account@quantumg, which discusses public domain issues. The post offers valuable information on images for commercial use. Links are included to sources that offer public domain images and other images that are free for commercial uses. Using public domain pictures and free pictures for commercial use are requirements for all collages that are submitted as entries in the LMAC contest and the LMAC Image Library (LIL).

What is Let's Make a Collage?	It is a weekly photography and collage contest.
Who created the contest?	Hive account@shaka is the contest owner.
What type of contest is it?	This Contest utilizes a single photo provided by the contest owner as the basis for you to create your own photo collage by adding to the photo provided.
What are the rules?	1. Use as your starting point for your collage the photography provided by the contest owner. It is located on the contest owner's post for free use without any copyright protection.
	2. Entries are required to be posted to the LMAC community and must contain a link to the contest post.
	3. Entries need to set the LMAC account (Hive account@lmac) as 20% beneficiary to be eligible for the dynamic component of the prize pool.;
	4. Extra support with the LMAC trail to all collages where LIL assets have been included AND the respective LIL-contributors set as 2% beneficiaries;
	5. By submitting your contribution you agree that your artwork remains public domain and that it can be copied, modified and distributed, even for commercial purposes, without requiring further permission.
	6. Any graphical element that is added to the photography either needs to be your own original work (e.g. own artwork or photography) OR needs to derive from sites whitelisted by LMAC.
	7. IMPORTANT: Indicate the source of all materials used in your accompanying post. Otherwise your entry can NOT be put up for the final vote.
	8. All sort of editing, modification and/or manipulation is allowed as long as no copyright is affected.
What do you win?	Prizes listed on the contest owner's post.

Good luck everyone with whatever your endeavors.

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/

English is my native language.
If translation included, I use DeepL to assist my readers.
Thanks for your patience an understanding.