## Hello, everyone! 😎📷

My first collage in the 222 series. [Let's Make a Collage - A Contest for All Creatives on Hive - Round 222 - ✨100 HIVE in the Prize Pool!](https://ecency.com/hive-174695/@lmac/lets-make-a-collage-a-contest-for-all-creatives-on-hive-round-222-100-hive-in-the-prize-pool)

They say cats have nine lives. Or seven, in Arab mythology. When I embarked on the collage, I had a different vision. But as the creative process unfolded, the cats emerged as the unexpected victors of all my ideas. The fate of the blind mice remains a mystery.
The collage is not burdened with any particular message, so there's no need to overthink it. It's all about the fun. I created it while experimenting with various techniques and effects in photo processing, which I plan to use in the future.

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![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmRFWbLfpRJ6K35A719nxvhdWZRssz5v7no4vcJdKtHvJL/lmac222final.webp)

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## Sources for the collage

- base image

**LMAC.Gallery**
       
[<center>![LIL Preview image](https://images.hive.blog/300x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/eve66/23sweHLyhCwiWPi9E3BX1zPh5GsU7FyzDYQdL8m2rg7uHoBGtvrPXFT6oq6Y4gHZUyAd8.png)<br/>Contributed to the #LIL by @eve66.</center>](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/5050)

[<center>![LIL Preview image](https://images.hive.blog/300x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/anibal-aa/Eoc83XLSecFv9d8WA9KzdQL8zgobBBhAnaVqoHCCsa4SkUWwo8uyXydkC7TqzQvDGeP.jpg)<br/>Contributed to the #LIL by @anibal-aa.</center>](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/12472)
        
[<center>![LIL Preview image](https://images.hive.blog/300x0/https://images.ecency.com/DQmWCKUe1tG8aStkdSdt2Bs4bPxP9fT53fPT23o3Y75rvXd/img_20230220_072448_01_adobe_express.png)<br/>Contributed to the #LIL by @alex2alex.</center>](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/11985)
        
[<center>![LIL Preview image](https://images.hive.blog/300x0/https://images.ecency.com/DQmP7KHuaU5LJbtyFLuxQxfznT8ShtoWwnbFVjM94fivFgK/img_20230324_082015_01_02_adobe_express.png)<br/>Contributed to the #LIL by @alex2alex.</center>](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/13694)
      

[<center>![LIL Preview image](https://images.hive.blog/300x0/https://images.ecency.com/DQmSM8LErcJzWTsrBSBYLEKgUbpAtnNPeXBj4giCkC9vdvs/6_cat2.png)<br/>Contributed to the #LIL by @seckorama.</center>](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/6064)

[<center>![LIL Preview image](https://images.hive.blog/300x0/https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMcm9UJXZFc4FvMtk6wyeAJj7PHh1DKEbCkV5Zaay7a6YjVigEuharGqZLhC2oAi7XT6fb9bTwHYYeZoVvuQwjsEhUQATdYU7g.webp?format=webp&mode=fit)<br/>Contributed to the #LIL by @seckorama.</center>](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/6657)
        
[<center>![LIL Preview image](https://images.hive.blog/300x0/https://images.ecency.com/DQmRGT7f8PTZMmJiMW4hYmzBTEzHbj3oQ28oR7FuitzJciE/lil12_10.jpg)<br/>Contributed to the #LIL by @seckorama.</center>](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/7268)

[<center>![LIL Preview image](https://images.hive.blog/300x0/https://images.ecency.com/DQmZsUKx3RKnrucv8gGLZjYxXrB17bbjZwhQW2ZRh29DCmy/lil12_11.jpg)<br/>Contributed to the #LIL by @seckorama.</center>](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/7269)

        
[<center>![LIL Preview image](https://images.hive.blog/300x0/https://images.ecency.com/DQmZAVK3Y7stcAvQzVcZ3qYP4gYvPTUc8FAtNkqTvwGpJvS/lil15_14.jpg)<br/>Contributed to the #LIL by @seckorama.</center>](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/8530)
        
[<center>![LIL Preview image](https://images.hive.blog/300x0/https://images.ecency.com/DQmfFpXgEPLjdh3L5dunCAJu8NLHQ28XbM5uBRanxcQsrFz/lil37_3.webp)<br/>Contributed to the #LIL by @seckorama.</center>](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/15370)
        
[<center>![LIL Preview image](https://images.hive.blog/300x0/https://images.ecency.com/DQmXX6EWnYFvjXEbx4wjTY195pErvtmDgcD1dGMZ9pvK4o6/lil40_13.jpg)<br/>Contributed to the #LIL by @seckorama.</center>](http://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/14700)
        
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## The creation process

I created the collage using Photoshop.
I first created a background from the base image, then duplicated it and created a kaleidoscope in Paint.Net.
In the base image, I applied a pinch filter to the green areas, cut out the sky and clouds, and replaced them with a kaleidoscope. 
Next, I processed and modified all the other objects with Photoshop filters - liquify, sphere, and twirl. 
Finally, I added all the processed elements in layers to the background.

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmVSBZpDPCTxD2pVHHhANELxw8sxsyKgb8Q2rTMX5BTZYz/lmac222_finalgif.gif)

**Hope you have fun!**
   
**LIL Beneficiaries:**

- 20% goes to @lmac
- 2% goes to @alex2alex
- 2% goes to @anibal-aa
- 2% goes to @eve66

If you are interested in my previous work, here are the videos with sound for each year in the LMAC community:

[LMAC2020](https://ecency.com/hive-174695/@seckorama/hcjnaqus) | [LMAC 2021](https://ecency.com/hive-174695/@seckorama/nouxlfyg) | [LMAC 2022](https://ecency.com/hive-174695/@seckorama/ctfirqxo) | [LMAC2023](https://ecency.com/hive-174695/@seckorama/oymlouqz) | [LMAC2024](https://ecency.com/hive-174695/@seckorama/llrhnfcs)

My contribution to [LIL - LMAC Image Library](https://lmac.gallery/lil-gallery/seckorama) - 1041 images up to date.

**And here's something else:**
*Support and vote for those exceptional witnesses: 
[@good-karma](https://vote.hive.uno/@good-karma), [@liotes](https://vote.hive.uno/@liotes), [@fbslo](https://vote.hive.uno/@fbslo) and [detlev.witness](https://vote.hive.uno/@detlev.witness).*

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[3Speak Channel](https://3speak.tv/user/seckorama)  
[Let's Make A Collage](https://ecency.com/hive-174695/@seckorama/llrhnfcs)  
[Beer Tasting](https://ecency.com/hive-187719/@seckorama/2024-beer-tasting)  
[New Tunes](https://ecency.com/hive-193816/@seckorama/new-tunes-2024)  
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<center>*Ready for Web3*
![hive_nft_200x200.gif](https://images.ecency.com/DQmR9aMn2uSV5HJmrpYkftALakQ7jqdwgNZqqdmgN6QbRAi/hive_nft_200x200.gif)
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