I would move the various elements around in the image to see where it worked best,
alter the font style and color (this font is darker and sharper and therefore easier to read
)plus add and/or take away things, what I call the various elements, the individual pieces.
They are digital collages, and I do not draw the individual bits. The frame is one piece,
there is a twiggy arch, the dove, rays and fireworks coming off the dove, the flower bar
foreground, the park backgrounds, and the cityscapes in the distance... plus the dragonfly
and deer, representing how our soul thirsts for God after we are called out of the world
(which is why there is a separation between the figure and the cityscapes); this all would
take hours to make and then a few weeks later I'd be like, I need to make a new one
I started making Scripture panels around the same time, with the first ones being very
simple compared to what they are comprised of now (some people complain that my
panels are too busy), and have gone through phases with them as well... my "flapper
phase" at the beginning of 2020 was fun, and it was during that time that I really started
to concentrate on making my own figures out of various pieces. I stopped constructing
figures representing Jesus because they offended some people (sorry!) and then began
and have really stuck with constructing female figures, most of which look like angels.
When I add an element I often make many adjustments to it such as color, hue, contrast, size etc.
Collecting the various bits and pieces has taken a huge amount of time over many
many many searches... and now, a few years later, at last count, I had in my file folders:
My Templates folder has 1,613 Files in 9 Folders
(I had to separate them by book because there are so many of them.)
These are the finished files, in two sizes each (one for posting), plus the working copy.
My Template Items' folder has 3,916 Files in 3 Folders
One sub folder is florals only = 915 Files
The other sub folder is human elements = 1,344 Files
That is where all my faces, wigs, eyes, arms, clothing, jewelry etc are
The main folder has butterflies, special effects, birds, clouds, fruit, lots of stuff
I try to name each grouping similarly so things are easy to find
Then there is my Backgrounds' folder = 894 Files
Next is my Christos folder= 1,092 Files
Angels, wings, halos, statuary, doves, halo effects, lions, lambs, and LOTS of Jesus faces and figures
My Equus folder has 376 Files
Most of my very early panels almost always had a horse/Pegasus/unicorn in them
Frames and Borders' folder = 1,355 Files
When I start a panel now, it is in this folder named by date begun until nearing
completion with verse citation, then it is renamed + moved into the Templates folder
Plus, frames and border elements
I often just make my own frame 9,892 files for panels altogether
There is also a pictures folder with 2,106 Files, of which at least 1,306 Files are personal pics
Some of the other images in this folder are older backgrounds
That count is from March 27, 2021So it is quite a bit of stuff to try to keep track of which becomes quite difficult when I am not
designing for whatever reason... like right after my first surgery last August, it took about three
months before I had the energy to begin designing again. It is very intensive work/play
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