Collaborative Art Journey | Take Action

soulturtle (55) in collaborativeartjourney • 7 years ago

This is my contribution on @everlove's collaborative art journey.

This was the original image to be used for the collaboration.

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The art is captioned 'Take Action' and has a lot of movement to it. The words made me think about all the various ways we take action and possible ways to represent them graphically. A fist is a classic sign of rebellion that is all about taking action, but it needn't always be violent. A lot of people from Gandhi to Bob Marley have found non-violent ways to step up and take action through speech and song. I thought I'd work off that idea and use a fist holding a mike as central design element and progress from there.

The Process

I used Adobe Illustrator for my editing.

I use a royalty free image of a fist as a clipping mask on @everlove's artwork.

I add the mike and then group and arrange the images in a radial pattern. I noticed the square formation in the middle and added an image I'd made using a phone app called Mirror Lab.

I use silhouettes of an image of a sound wave as a clipping mask on the base image and arrange them around my central pattern.

After some duplicating and reflecting I arrive at this. I add a few finishing touches and change the background to black to bring the colours out and I'm done.

Mirror Lab is a great app for editing and allows you to come up with amazing results by applying different effects. I was messing around with it using @everlove's picture as a base and got some great results from it.

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I used these edits in a collage for a beautiful fractal derived from the original art work.

I love the idea of a collaborative art journey, and had fun remixing the original picture. It's amazing seeing all the different interpretations and I'm glad to be part of this journey!

See @everlove's original post here

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everlove (72) · 7 years ago

Awe....@soulturtle!!! I'm so glad you're excited to be a part of this journey, as I'm glad to have you here. Just by the mere mentions in your profile, I see we have much in common! And oh the art....YES the art!!

I love how you just jumped in on this collaboration and really did it justice! The intricacies of the image are really fun....SO SO SO much going on in there!!! It's amazing how much my image changes according to the artists' perspective. I love seeing how you engaged my image, and that you shared the process wit us.

I'm super excited you're playing this game and that I now have the opportunity to connect with you. Blessings abound!

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soulturtle (55) · 7 years ago

Thank you! Yes, I'm quite excited about this journey as I've been having art parties with friends and I was wondering if there was a way to have one on steemit. This is an excellent way to creatively collaborate with people from different walks of life.

I'm glad you liked my interpretation. I discovered this journey a little late, so did what I could with my time. I've been meaning to get more involved with art and improve my skill, and this is a great opportunity to practice and also get inspired by other artists.

I'm really glad to have found you too, and stoked about future collaboration and communication.
Thanks for dropping by, and hosting an excellent art journey. Keep being awesome!

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everlove (72) · 7 years ago

I always feel that this collaboration is a part of such, as I receive a present every time someone makes a contribution. Do you have any other suggestion for an art party? I'm game to figure out a way to enhance our experience here.

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