Gladys of the Glades | LMAC Collage FreeStyle No. 85

Each week, the LMAC Community run by Hive account@shaka holds a collage contest round for its members to participate. In the Community, you'll discover a variety of themed contest entries submitted for consideration in the contest. Hopefuls anxiously await result indicating where their creative collage scenes will be chosen for the final round of competition. If you'd like to participate, just visit the LMAC Community account here for details on the latest contest.

The LMAC Community also offers an opportunity for members to create "freestyle" collage themes and post to the Community. In the freestyle option, you have more freedom to design your creations without having to incorporate the weekly contest photo. You still, however, have rules in which you must abide by when posting to the Community.

For my Freestyle Collage No. 85, my theme is a goddess who protects the glades.

As a protector of the castle and surrounding kingdom, Gladys oversees the shoreline. She waits, then watches as ships close in ready to unleash the pirates aboard. Years ago, they pillaged the castle and surrounding village taking as hostages men, women, and children.

The open market across the sea was their destination. Far away from home, the occupants of the castle and village forgot their heritage. They never returned.

But Gladys heard of the kingdom's plight. Too near the water, they were at the mercy of marauding ships.

She set up a perimeter. Calling the aquatic life from the deep, they responded. Whales marooned the ships. Sharks took out their revenge on the pirates.

The ships' treasures were captured and distributed to the kingdom.

In preparing my theme, again I have a sea heroine coming to the rescue of the land dwellers from the pirates and their menacing ships. prey on the the innocent people who live near the sea and make their living from it. I included the LMAC Contest image of a ship with jaws engraves on the front. What a perfect symbol for an evil pirate ship. It's nemesis is the beautiful sea nymph.

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Item	Contributor	Source
Female	Pixabay	Link
Ship	LMAC (Contest 205 Image)	Link
Castle	LMAC (Contest #204 Image)	Link
Skeleton fish	LMAC Contest #200 Image	Link
Dolphin	Hive account@agmoore	Link
Plant bulb	Hive account@edgarafernandezp	Link
Gold Decorative Corner Border	Canva Free Image	Link
Gold and black border	Canva Free Image	Link

When compiling my collage design, I upload images to Canva. As my design program, I use the various tools and features 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 female image.

Switched canvas background to azure. Duplicated the image to fill the screen as the background for my scene.

Added the bulb to represent a cleansing of the glade from enemies.

Removed the bulb's background; duplicated and positioned them.

Added the pirate enemy ship.

Removed ship's background. Set in water.

Added the LMAC castle image.

Colorized the castle; duplicated to fill bottom.

Added the skeleton fish.

Colorized the skeleton fish; duplicated, then positioned them in the landscape.

Added the dolphin image. Haven't decided where to position it.

Colorized the dolphin, then duplicated it and placed each on top of the LMAC skeleton fish statue.

Added the gold and black decorative and glitter edge free borders. Completed project.

Below is my completed 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/