Tuesday, September 7, 2010
"What Are You Afraid Of?" Digital Visual Collage with a Touch of Song Lyric
I was inspired by a con-
versation online about song writing and the stigma attached to mental and emotional Illnesses. The phrase "What Are You Afraid Of?" came right to mind and I began to write some lyrics. A portion of the end of them are a part of today's image.
I used a Mayang's Rust texture for the background and a clip art frame from Dover Publications, with a photograph of guitars along with a few paint splatters and drippings for this collage. Adding a snippet of the lyrics for good measure.
All the work was done in PhotoPaint. I upped the saturation for color enhancement of the painted rust and used a color photograph I took of two guitars on a precarious angle. I used the object properties of Multiply to add the pieces together.
Now I need some time for the chord progression, melody and chorus and bridge. If the song turns out OK I may (or, may not, depending) post it on My Page at the Acoustic Guitar Community, when it is done and ready for public listening.
I hope the idea comes to fruition as a song and not just a poem.
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Now playing: Kirk Mathew Gatzka - Lil' Miss Lillian Decides
via FoxyTunes
Labels:
digital collage,
Dover Clip Art,
grunge,
guitar,
inspiration,
songwriting,
visual art
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