FTtT (Batman Villain Edition)

Secondary Artists

I have become addicted to Adobe Photoshop. Whether its creating drawings, editing existing ones, turning myself into an alien...

or my family into zombies...

or giving myself tattoos...

IT'S SO MUCH FUN!

I  think it is amazing the way God gives us a passion for art.

 Inventing, designing, building, sculpting, carving, pasting, drawing, painting, etc.. all mediums of unlimited customization! However the CRAZY thing is...THE UNDENIABLE thing is... we are SECONDARY artists.

God is the CREATOR. we are creation. 

we cannot create. but we have the privilege of using this world as our canvas for HIS glory!

God is an artist. 

God is THE artist ... and the author of life.

So then...we are artists...

 reflected in God's image. 

Given the opportunity to portray life in our own unique perspective in all kinds of ways.

we are SECONDARY artists, with the privilege of reflecting the PRIMARY one.

To HIM be the GLORY.

here's my most recent project!

FTtT (Batman Edition)

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From This to This # 4

Here's a new one! For this image I wanted to do a depiction of Christ coming back in bright powerful unprecedented glory. However I wanted it to be from the vantage point of a remote area with no inhabitants... almost as if it is in the split second where no naked eye from humanity has had the time to register what is happening. And the earth is shaken in awe-inspiring force.

I started with this image of a sunset sky over a tranquil body of water.


Then I added this foggy mountainous picture I've used in the past. I used the soft light blending option to merge the colors and lighting in an obscure glow.



I then pasted in this epic looking picture of a valley in New Zealand! I used the overlay blending option here, and it really defined the colors from the underlying layer.



Next, I added this picture of another valley with some flowers. I changed the hue to give it a greener look and brought the saturation down a bit, and gave it slightly more contrast.



After that, I found a picture of the sky with the glowing bright sun being the central aspect of the image. I used a glow eraser to mold it into a wedge that fit behind the mountains.


The next thing I added was this image of a rippled water. I have had this idea in the back of my mind for quite some time. (combining water ripples with the sky/sun). I again utilized the glow eraser and centered the ripple around the sun.


I wanted the sky to look like it was blown open by the presence of Jesus. I added this image of outer space in the background to reflect this.


Finally, I wanted the centralized sun (SON) to be flooding the earth with rays of glory! I added this image of a supernova looking burst of light. I flipped it vertically, again used the glow eraser, and pulled it into the center near the sun. I changed the blending to screen and changed the hue to a more bluish vibe.


Finally I merged the layers and adjusted the contrast. Here is the finished product (Click the image to view it larger), I hope you like it! I know it does not even come close to depicting His triumphant return, but it depicts my minds imagery on the matter perfectly! :)

From This To This # 3

here's the latest! Feel free to give me some feedback!

From This to This # 2

Here is my second entry of FTtT. I used an image of a bonfire that Lauren took at UNT a couple of years ago, and a foreign looking castle image I found online. Don't forget to click the image to see it larger!

From This to This #1

Here's another series of entries I am going to start called From This to This. Where I take an image and turn it into something else.. Here's the first one!

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