Ok starting point for the next work: ...
Tidy up the edges and it's finished. Sticking all the layers down was the tricky bit, making sure they were done in the right order and getting everything to line up across three panels. But pretty happy with the end result. What's missing from the pic is all the different textures in the paper which looks really nice. A few things I learnt...




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All the different elements are done and the background is a nice deep blue, the next step is working our where to place them all... ...





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It was suggested that I take a look at the work of Imants Tillers who produces large landscapes made of of small square pieces. ...
After blending the photos together in photoshop using layers I've printed that image out and cut it up. Next I've used similar shapes cut from old gift cards, white gel pen on black paper and magazine print glued to card. A few snaps of it in progress: ...
I've combined the mountain photos together into one using photoshop, just simple layers. ...








Ok, so the starting point for my next work will be some New Zealand mountain photos I took back in about 2003. It's something I've always wanted to work with. ...









Klimt Joshua Yeldham Aboriginal landscapes Bonnard Maugeri Horst Jansseen Van Gogh landscapes ...







Yup, even more maps :) Pics via tumblr ...







Shannon Rankin Claire Brewster Gayle Gerson Shelflesh Matthew Cusick ...