Dystopian Halloween Party | A Mixed Media Art Project

Circumstances may change due to world events. But keeping traditions as best we can should be attempted. Traditions such as important holidays can be observed in whatever way is possible at that time.

When I think of Halloween, I remember reading that, in the distant past when the event was celebrated, it was done so as a all hallows day, a time of thanks for the plentiful harvest dedicated to thanking the saints for their good fortune. Over time, people have turned the tradition into other meanings to suit their beliefs. Dark and ominous beings, as well as folklore accompanied these changes

Sometimes I imagine whether traditions will still be observed in the far future or whether they will be tossed aside. Perhaps they will evolve into other events that suit society at that time.

For my current mixed media art project, I utilized several stable diffusion and generative art programs to produce the images appropriate for the holiday. I also utilized the program MOSHED to incorporate animation into my scene for the dragon rider image.

KREA	WOMBO Dream	StarryAI	Night Cafe	StarryAI	NightCafe	NightCafe
Text Input: "Warlock."	Text input: "Lightning rain; bats; tower."	Text Input: "Monster"	Text Input: "Crow."	Text Input: "Spooky Halloween Female"	Text Input: "Withered and cracked hands of an old man beging for help photo- realistic"	Text Input: ""Dragon rider in the same sphere as Sephora."

Other images I included to complete my Halloween scene were of the now traditional pumpkin for the Fall season, together with magical and elements and a scary scene that depicts a future dystopian era.

^{Futuristic underwater scene ~ Crow in a moon ~ Halloween Pumpkin ~ Witch Hat ~ Lighted pumpkin ~ Flying bat}

I then utilized Canva to blend the different type images. I leave with you my procedures which begin with a blank, white canvas. I then add layers of elements in accordance with my upgraded Annual Pro Membership that includes tools to remove backgrounds, resize, filter, duplicate, and reposition items as required. Perhaps of all the tools, the ability to remove backgrounds thereby creating transparencies of the images is crucial to the blending process.

I share with you my completed project:

Thanks for taking the time to view my post. I hope you like my mixed media art project.