nicholas j. nawroth: instigator of awesome: 2013

Dragon Hunters is the newest in my series of Petroglyphs wherein I combine an iPhone photo (or three) and ancient Petroglyphs to tell a story from the Dreamtime era of humanity. Deep within the caves of the dreamtime, hunters do fierce battle with a fire-breathing dragon.

I started with a spill on the sidewalk that looked to me like a dragon.

I had taken this background texture awhile back (not sure what it was supposed to be because it was so out of focus...

And then added a classic clouds at sunset shot to create the fire from the dragon's mouth.

Then I researched warrior petroglyphs and decided on four distinct individuals to partake in this particular hunt...

If you'll notice, hunting back in the day was pretty dangerous, as one of the warriors did not make it...

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It's funny, swimming amongst the stars was not the image I set out to create. As I was exploring a new direction with my petroglyph/photography collage, I did some experimenting. While the intent was to only have a photo background, I found this beautiful image of two swans that I took awhile back. I decided to see what I could do with it as I played a bit. As the image progressed, it really started to take on a life of its own.

While the swans turned out well, I did have some issues with the water/starfield blending. It took quite some time to find the correct balance. But the image still looked a bit unfinished. I added the lanterns (hand drawn) and yet, something was still missing. Finally, I came across a constellation map and that turned out to be the exact finish to this piece.

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