Hello LMAC and Hive members. I wanted to share with you my current freestyle collage with a theme of discovery. My intent was to detail the old and new as two men set on on a mission. From rugged terrain, across a low mountain range, and finally arriving at a valley, what they ultimately discover as they gaze into the night's skyline is one of amazement and disbelief.
My collage is a freestyle version. If you'd like to join in the regular community contests, visit: [Let's Make a Collage - A Contest for All Creatives on Hive - Round 237 - ✨30 HIVE in the Prize Pool!](https://peakd.com/hive-174695/@lmac/lets-make-a-collage-a-contest-for-all-creatives-on-hive-round-237-30-hive-in-the-prize-pool).

In preparing my theme, I wanted to depict a divide between the real, harsh world and that of fantasy. I think the images I chose of dark and light elements accomplished that.
I utilized Canva, my design program, and uploaded all images to blend them. Below are my steps in which I began with a blank, white canvas, then added layers of elements, removing backgrounds, resizing, duplicating, colorizing, detaching elements from their backgrounds, and repositioning items as needed incorporating the tools at my disposal in my Annual Pro Membership Subscription.
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The images I included are listed below. Browsing the previous LMAC contest photos and , I was able to locate a lovely water element to replace the dry bed in the current contest picture. I also added free-sourced ones, and my pure fractals I created in the advanced fractal rendering program, Apophysis 7X.
|**Item**|**Contributor**|**Source**|
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|LMAC No. 237 - Original Contest Image|@lmac|[Link](https://peakd.com/hive-174695/@lmac/lets-make-a-collage-a-contest-for-all-creatives-on-hive-round-237-30-hive-in-the-prize-pool)|
|LMAC No. 78 - Original Contest Image|@lmac|[Link](https://peakd.com/hive-174695/@justclickindiva/living-wild-or-lets-make-a-collage-round-78)|
|Fantasy background|Pixabay|[Link](https://pixabay.com/no/illustrations/ai-generert-t%C3%A5ke-surrealistisk-9276407/)|
|Female in white shawl|Public Domain Pictures|[Link](https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/es/view-image.php?image=513631&picture=angel-woman)|
|Fantasy eye|Public Domain Pictures|[Link](https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=550821&picture=i-see-you)|
|Blue flower pattern|Pixabay|[Link](https://pixabay.com/illustrations/background-scrapbooking-paper-2002877/)|
|Gray abstract circles and shapes|Pixabay|[Link](https://pixabay.com/es/illustrations/textura-arte-obra-de-arte-pintura-6029366/)|
|Ducks in water|Contributed to #LIL by @agmoore|[Link](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/9718)|
|Small Elongated Mushroom|Contributed to #LIL by @borjan|[Link](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/2796)|
|Seagull in flight|Contributed to #LIL by @redheadpei|[Link](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/7700)|
|Eqyptian Vase|Contributed to #LIL by @redheadpei|[Link](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/6864)|
|Seagull perched|Contributed to #LIL by @redheadpei|[Link](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/6323)|
|Abstract art titled "Peach and Green chords"|Created by @justclickindiva|[Link](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/justclickindiva/23xVP1piHVmVekTujhG8acFCE9kgz6uBNwWPzV1nBNDLRi1WSzjoC4U1fHi3eHNtKjJqZ.png)|
|Pure Fractal titled "Mandala5"|Created by @justclickindiva|[Link](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/justclickindiva/23tHbjGqftkKCRofSb9D97dtfHMoqq6SR29VbUfq4rR8R3ZbNPL7zuNDvDHLc38doDQJZ.png)|

Below is my completed freestyle collage design.


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