Abstract Dolphin

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This is about as original as it comes. You will not find another piece of artwork like this anywhere. I have played around with this for hours. I am keeping this for now, because I am somewhat pleased with it. Still can't get the sky quite how I want it, even though it is an abstract piece. This is a combination of parts from three different photos. Kind of like when we were kids in school. We either traced, or cutout objects to create our own art projects. You have to have somewhat of a steady hand to do this... My dad had the steadiest hand I ever saw a human being have. He could use a real tiny thin brush, and paint the most intricate details, and never miss a beat. I had a steady hand myself for the longest time, but tonight was a little bit of a struggle; but I finally got it right. It is a lot easier to correct something digitally, then if we use old traditional methods like using our hands. I would have thrown out a whole lot of paper if I was using the traditional methods doing this... LOL Anyway... My first step was to find a dolphin that I liked. Then I traced it and placed it on a blank canvas. Then I found wave motions that I liked that I thought would fit well with the position of the dolphin, and traced the waves. I added what I traced to the background with my dolphin. When I was done; I saved the combination. I reuploaded what I had completed, then found clouds that I liked, and placed them in the background with my dolphin, and waves. I positioned the clouds where I wanted them. Once I was done, I saved my completed work. I reuploaded yet again the completed work, then started applying my abstract technique, and this is the end result. I spent hours trying different techniques. It was hard for me to figure out the look I wanted this time. As I perfect my skills, I imagine I will redo it again, even better. For now...I am happy with my first attempt merging different images together to come up with one original piece of artwork.