Hello LMAC and Hive members. I wanted to share my current freestyle collage with a theme that entails surviving the heat of the day. In my area, we experience 100 deg. temperatures during the height of our summer. Staying cool and hydrated can be difficult for some people, especially those whose careers involve working outdoors.
For individuals with health problems such as myself, high blood pressure restricts my outdoor exposure for long periods of time. Other illnesses also preclude one from being out in the heat too long.
For animals, the situation can be dangerous if appropriate shelter isn't readily available. Not only that, food and especially water is critical for survival.
Near my city are cooling areas where residents can rest, refresh, and hydrate themselves from the sun's effects. Given numerous heat-related illnesses and deaths, I was pleased to hear that the city joined others in providing this much-needed resource.
If you'd like to join in visit: [Let's Make a Collage - A Contest for All Creatives on Hive - Round 236 - ✨40 HIVE in the Prize Pool!](https://peakd.com/hive-174695/@lmac/lets-make-a-collage-a-contest-for-all-creatives-on-hive-round-236-40-hive-in-the-prize-pool).
For preparing my theme, I decided to include a female's face as she lingers outside. She's attempting to find a shady area for her pets. She dreams of a cool place where they usually retreat to the beach under the shade. Below are the images I included:
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|Woman with face tilted|Pixabay|[Link](https://pixabay.com/photos/woman-portrait-face-skin-make-up-3096664/)|
|Brandenburg Gate|Pixabay|[Link](https://pixabay.com/photos/brandenburger-tor-dusk-dawn-201939/)|
|Cat in cage|Pixabay|[Link](https://pixabay.com/photos/shelter-cat-cage-adoption-homeless-2754333/)|
|Yellow and Brown flower petals up close|Contributed to the #LIL by @agmoore|[Link](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/9734)|
|Palm tree|Contributed to the #LIL by @detlev|[Link](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/8332)|
|Red Tulip|Contributed to the #LIL by @drydia|[Link](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/14744)|
|Lantern|Contributed to the #LIL by @rappler|[Link](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/10351)|
|Crow and his shadow|Contributed to the #LIL by @redheadpei|[Link](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/9454)|
|Eagle in flight|Contributed to the #LIL by @redheadpei|[Link](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/9452)|
In Canva, I uploaded all images to blend. Below are my steps in which I began with a blank, white canvas, then added layers of elements, removing backgrounds, detaching elements from their backgrounds, resizing, duplicating, colorizing, and repositioning items as needed incorporating the tools at my disposal in my Annual Pro Membership Subscription.
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Below is my completed collage:
Thanks for your visit. I appreciate it. I hope you like my freestyle collage theme.
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CONTEST RULES
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
It is imperative that you read the post LMAC School - Public Domain Picture sources (Free Materials for creating collages) by @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 photography and collage contest where monthly entries can be submitted. |
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| Who created the contest? | @quantumg is the current 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 collages 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 (@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. |
