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This is my submission for this week's =Apophysis WTC - Collage: Sunken Treasure. Does it look like an undersea treasure trove of ancient golden artifacts to you? I hope so.
This is a collage made up of 25 layers, most of which are individual Apophysis 2.08 3D fractals: algae, coral, pink pearl, jellyfish, bubbles, and the golden "artifacts". The only thing that is not a fractal is the gradient background. I like this theme because I think collages are fun. I love fractals, but I enjoy playing in Photoshop and GIMP as well. Combining all of them is a kick!! Some things work better in GIMP and some things work better in Photoshop, so I usually use both, as I did with this one. Wish me luck with the WTC. Full view for detail and download is 1600x1200. Update: I won the Apophysis WTC - Collage with my little undersea world. Yippee!! I'd like to thank all of you who voted for this. It started off my week on the right foot.  s and  es! My fractals are about the only good thing going for me right now, so thank you for making life a little better. Comments
 You are unbelievable! This is awesome and I wish you much luck with the submission challenge/contest. You have my vote!
-- Shameless self promotion: My art for sale [link] Thank you so much! I really appreciate the feedback (and the vote) and I'm so glad you like my collage.
 -- Wolfepaw =Apophysis =Fractal-Resources =Fractal-Faces If you  my work, forgive me if I don't thank you personally. Thank you and please know that I really appreciate it. Peggi, this is stunning. You have put together a wonderful scene.
Loads of luck with it. -- RozX Don't let pretensions and negativity restrict your creativity.  COOL!! yeah you got it all in there alright!!!! Great job!!
  -- Art thieves unite!! Then go as a group for psychotherapy!!!! You really do need it when you can't seem to respect other people's rights!!!!    What a wonderful work!
 -- Gabi    amazing
-- The only thing that doesn't exists is one that can't be imagined  OMG, this is incredible!
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Critiques
This is really a lovely collage. I was surprised to see that in full view, it is evident that the entire creation is made from flames. I am amazed by this. I love the pointed looking flames, they make me think of coral, for some reason, (not that I have ever seen real coral). The spheres on the floor of the ocean, look like they are some kind of eggs. I love the little round bubbles too. I especially love the seaweed flames and think that these give this overall image a wonderful focus. The jellyfish are equally wonderful, but my favorite of all of this collage, and the most noticeable to me personally, are the bits of Poseidon's Treasure. All the beautiful golden trinkets that any Sea God would want to hang on to.
Oh, and also, on the right side of the image is a flame that makes me think of an hourglass. It is really unusual too.
All in all I believe this to be a beautifully thought out composition. I am always amazed at how people seem to be able to create images that appear so balanced, especially when one is adding multiple items within the image.
I love how the center of the image draws the eye to it. This is a really lovely work and one you should be very proud of. Good luck in the contest!
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