For the Love of Bees | LMAC Collage FreeStyle No. 95

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.

For my Freestyle Collage No. 95, my theme is "a beekeeper's delight".

In preparing my theme, my thoughts dwelt on people's passions and odd hobbies. I feel that desiring to work with bees is a strange passion. I see nothing but fear and safety for my well being. However, I do recognize that beekeeping is a thriving financial market and industry and beekeepers love their work.

When I saw the LMAC Contest Image for Round 210, immediately I knew I wanted to tackle a beekeeper theme by transforming the bushes in the open field.

With the additional images I located, the abstract honeycomb background, together with the female with two bees on her body matched well. I felt would be awesome to complete my beekeeper theme. My vision was to create a beehive from the LMAC contest photo. I also visualized how the adorable kitten with a beehive on its back and surrounded by flowers would connect to the theme.

Item	Contributor	Source
Cat with bees on back	Pixabay	Link
Bird on branch	Hive account@digitalis	Link
Orange Moon	Hive account@redheadpei	Link
Pure Fractal titled "Flower - Julian Special"	Hive account@justclickindiva	Link
Pure Fractal titled "Beehive Photo Frame - Red"	"	Link

When compiling my freestyle collage design, I upload my images to Canva. It's my design program I use to blend my images. Below are the procedures I use that incorporate the tools at my disposal in my Annual Pro Membership Subscription.

To a blank white canvas, I added the honeycomb shaped abstract image.

Colorized then resized abstract image. Duplicated it to fill the canvas. Added a moon and placed inside the image at the top.

I decided to position one of the bushes on top of the female's head to create the beehive. I chose the bush nearest her. An interesting location, I think.

Added the cat with the beehive on its back to the landscape. Also added the fractal flowers. I felt they would be delightful elements in the scene.

Removed cat's background; resized and positioned it near the female.

For the bees, first grabbed a portion of the cat that contained a bee. Duplicated it to provide a bee path to the female. Second, I placed several bees on the female head inside the beehive I created. Third, I positioned my fractal beehive on the larger bush. I was surprised how much it resembled an actual hive.

For the fractal flower, I duplicated it and added to in the soil portion of the background image. Resized the flowers. This completed the project.

Below is my completed collage:

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