I've had so many emotions swirling around inside me that I found another image forming in my mind. So, I spent a few hours yesterday creating this one. Yes, it's completely different than my first one. Instead of hope, I think this one is my fear - or perhaps resignation of what lies ahead in the days to come.
I found photos of JFK's tomb and his quotes inscribed in the walls surrounding it. I also found a photo of a wall inscribed with "Freesom is not free" from the Korean war memorial. Those became the theme for my image.
How I did it:
For the bottom section, I created a sandstone textured area. Then laid "engraved" text over it and adjusted the perspective.
Found a photo of Arlington National Cemetary and selected out just the gravesites. Moved that to its own layer.
Found a flag on the site Doug gave us and brought that in on its own layer. Lowered the opacity.
Found a photo of the Statue of Liberty and brought that in. Added a lens flare behind the torch (on the flag layer) and added a spotlight on the torch itself.
Created the tear drops on their own layer.
Added the embossed "Freedom is not free" text.
Like I said, this is completely different than my first one, but speaks to my conflicted emotions over our future.
Jeanie
I found photos of JFK's tomb and his quotes inscribed in the walls surrounding it. I also found a photo of a wall inscribed with "Freesom is not free" from the Korean war memorial. Those became the theme for my image.
How I did it:
For the bottom section, I created a sandstone textured area. Then laid "engraved" text over it and adjusted the perspective.
Found a photo of Arlington National Cemetary and selected out just the gravesites. Moved that to its own layer.
Found a flag on the site Doug gave us and brought that in on its own layer. Lowered the opacity.
Found a photo of the Statue of Liberty and brought that in. Added a lens flare behind the torch (on the flag layer) and added a spotlight on the torch itself.
Created the tear drops on their own layer.
Added the embossed "Freedom is not free" text.
Like I said, this is completely different than my first one, but speaks to my conflicted emotions over our future.
Jeanie
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