The Creator

I'm printing MONDAY MORNING. Time to make sure that I'm ready for print.

AMENDMENTS after Final Mockup:
Need to make the scene longer.

Creating the illusion of night is difficult because of lighting. Need clear, bright lighting to make the photo read well. Can a moody be achieved through Photoshop?

It's become a lot less spooky, but still mysterious and spiritual - early morning, not night time

IS IT BECOMING TOO CUTE?

Moved my room around to accommodate for the longer scene - it's now more like 3 metres long and I have spent SO MUCH money on felt and needles. Beginning to regret my creative choices. HEY, YOU'VE NEVER USED NEEDLE FELT BEFORE? WHY NOT MAKE AN ENTIRE PICTURE BOOK USING IT? Great idea, Jay.

How do you stop kittens stealing trees?

It's SATURDAY and I still only have about 12 trees. I need more to make it look anything like a forest. This process takes too long. Maybe I should just have stuck to drawing! Debating an all-nighter (not a typical Jay move, I like my early bedtimes) in a desperate attempt to make at least double the amount of trees I have currently.

First attempt at transforming the landscape into night. I had never done this before and followed a YouTube tutorial video to learn how to apply the effects and layer masks.

It looks so magical! I really like it but it's too dark, can't make out the details at all.

How to take a photo of the entire scene... until now I've just taken it from far way with my tripod and then chopped it to fit. Had a go at taking photos closer up and then stitching them together on Photoshop. First try, a total mess. The perspectives have distorted. Need to work out a way to keep the tripod angled at the same position when moving for each photo.

CAN I MAKE A DOLLY/CAMERA BOOM?

Used my wheeled desk chair to move the tripod along evenly. YAS!

This is looking better, seams need addressing though.

Dad said it looks like postman pat lol

I love the original Postman Pat scenes! Look at the detail in the CRAFTING. Makes my face happy.