Looking at the river must be a beautiful and peaceful experience, I thought as soon as I saw the phto of @shaka. The sculpture represented first of all a longing. There is too much war around me. Maybe that's why my first choice was to give that tired warrior a good day. I also wanted with this collage, even through fantasy, to inhabit for a moment a world where war is obsolete.
Then I read the story of Helvetia auf der Reise, the sculpture by the Swiss artist Bettina Eichin, which I did not know. And so it seemed right to give a day of fun to this important traveler, in need of experiences similar to those I wanted. Since we inhabit the world of fiction, I decided to have fun with my collage.
Out of these motivations, I have learned a few things about manipulating images. I am very proud (please don't laugh at this blanket). I liked folding it, adjusting it to the shape I needed.
For the first time, too, I dared to radically modify the photograph of @shaka, and, although I feel that I tightened up more than the whole thing, it's a little bit unknowable that I destroyed that photograph, which I had liked very much. However, I needed a cliff and I built it with the copy and paste tool, measuring the size of the image to preserve the perspective.
I made the sun shine with a light effect and achieved the transparency of the water by manipulating the transparency of the layer.
Then there are some other things that required patience but I had done them before. I hope you like it.
Friends, if you are enthusiastic about art, try making collages. You won't regret it. I leave the link of this week's call for Let's Make a Collage, Round 59. It's more than a fun initiative. It deserves support.
Images used:
Pool water
https://pixabay.com/es/photos/piscina-agua-brillante-azul-758398/
Beer
https://pxhere.com/es/photo/1580823
Bomber
White Cliffs
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White_Cliffs_of_Dover_02. JPG
Hat
https://pixabay.com/es/photos/viajes-holiday-playa-lago-balaton-4382170/
Blanket
https://www.pxfuel.com/es/free-photo-xjnwp
Flowers
https://www.pxfuel.com/es/free-photo-xcjrw
Dog
https://pxhere.com/es/photo/854154
Cabins
https://www.pxfuel.com/es/free-photo-jjjkb
Umbrellas
https://pixabay.com/es/photos/paraguas-playa-verano-mar-4506988/
https://pixabay.com/es/photos/playa-paraguas-silla-sillas-mar-16903/
https://www.pikrepo.com/nmqcb/white-and-blue-striped-umbrella-on-beach-during-daytime
Seated woman
https://pixabay.com/es/photos/naturaleza-oc%C3%A9ano-playa-ba%C3%B1ista-4795246/
Female diver
https://pxhere.com/es/photo/560064
Male diver
https://snappygoat.com/free-public-domain-images-pool_jump_start_plunge/UYh4IhwRDOxKBC1gnRYcBn87Y2M1T6jIg4m2fTvsvKw.html#,0,1.b28653a33dc04dac3784596b31d59bd46b1fa6d7
Ball
https://www.pxfuel.com/es/free-photo-orgho
And, of course, the photo by @shaka
I would like to say goodbye with a detail of the basic photography, because I really liked the experience of coloring the little dove that accompanies Helvetia, symbol of peace.
