It was the strange whispers that filled her mind. She woke to the summons. She must go. Attempting to hold back the compulsion to rush out in the middle of the night, she fidgeted, wringing her hands. But she must. Her family's fate hung on her decision.
Thoughts of her broken promise to wed the livery stableman's son. Sinking into deep despair, he curse the fair Beatrice and her family for she scorned his advances.
Little did he realize that Beatrice's disdain was not of scorn. She loathed his practice into the dark arts. She loathed his friends. But above all, she loathed the devious looks he cast thinking they went unnoticed.
His plans for her was not of love.
Nowhere to run, Beatrice stood rigid facing the swamp. Blue lights twinkled in harmony as croaking sounds filled the night air. She gazed out over the dark waters. Soft ripples should have soothed her shaking body as they shimmered in the night's glow. But tall shadows crept forward.
A prickly sensation rose up over her shoulders. The hot breath of evil whispered into her ear. "You are mine, now. Make no mistake."
Beatrice sank to the ground, unable to resist the gnawing of teeth in her shoulders as the beast dragged her into his lair behind the rocky bend.
For my FreeStyle Collage No. 54, my theme was "beauty and the night beast". I wanted to take a twist on a family theme while presenting the traditional beautiful and alluring young woman who faces a terrifying beast. However, in my story, the young lady does not know the evil that set his eyes upon her and decides she must become his bride at all costs.
The background of the story takes place during a starry, but mysterious night. For the landscape and skyline elements, I located two images that portray this mystery.
The first image I used as the skyline and middle portion of the landscape. The second image I used as the bottom landscape with the trees.
In preparing my theme, four pure fractals I created fit well with the scene, I felt. Three pure fractals surrounded the face, while the fourth fractal provided the colorful dreamlike state of the swamp.
Below are the additional images I included to complete my theme. They were all obtained from the LMAC's LIL database. Thanks to @eve66 and @redheadpei for your contributions. They enhanced my night screen.
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Pink lady face Contributed to the #LIL by @eve66
Alien with large face Contributed to the #LIL by @eve66
Duck family in water Contributed to the #LIL by @redheadpei
To blend all images, I uploaded into Canva. This program is my design tool utilizing my upgraded Annual Pro Membership Subscription to remove backgrounds, apply filters, colorize, and resize images for my theme.
I began with a blank white canvas.
Switched to a black colored canvas.
Resized blue lake to fit as a background.
Duplicated colorful fractal, repositioned it.
Added round, orange fractal as a hat.
Finished Beauty first before finalizing.
Reduced size of images. Added color to face.
Added blue lake landscape image.
Added colorful fractal above water.
Added female face.
Added noise coming out of her ear.
The final stage was to locate a suitable beast.
Located a duck family for the water.
Below is my completed freestyle project:
! [Beatrict and the Night Beast Spanish Translation]
Beatrice y la bestia nocturna | LMAC Collage FreeStyle No. 54
Fueron los extraños susurros los que llenaron su mente. Despertó a la llamada. Tenía que irse. Intentando contener el impulso de salir corriendo en mitad de la noche, se retorció las manos. Pero debía hacerlo. El destino de su familia dependía de su decisión.
Pensó en su promesa rota de casarse con el hijo del caballerizo. Sumido en una profunda desesperación, maldijo a la bella Beatrice y a su familia por haber despreciado sus insinuaciones.
Poco se dio cuenta de que el desdén de Beatrice no era desprecio. Ella detestaba su práctica en las artes oscuras. Detestaba a sus amigos. Pero sobre todo, detestaba las miradas taimadas que él le lanzaba pensando que pasaban desapercibidas.
Sus planes para ella no eran de amor.
Sin ningún lugar adonde huir, Beatrice se quedó rígida frente al pantano. Las luces azules titilaban en armonía mientras los graznidos llenaban el aire nocturno. Contempló las oscuras aguas. Las suaves ondas deberían haber calmado su tembloroso cuerpo mientras brillaban en el resplandor de la noche. Pero unas sombras altas avanzaban sigilosamente.
Una sensación punzante le subió por los hombros. El aliento caliente del mal le susurró al oído. "Ahora eres mía. No te equivoques".
Beatrice se hundió en el suelo, incapaz de resistir el roer de los dientes en sus hombros mientras la bestia la arrastraba a su guarida tras el recodo rocoso.
Para mi FreeStyle Collage nº 54, mi tema era "La bella y la bestia nocturna". Quería dar una vuelta de tuerca a un tema familiar presentando a la tradicional joven bella y seductora que se enfrenta a una bestia terrorífica. Sin embargo, en mi historia, la joven no conoce al malvado que ha puesto sus ojos en ella y decide que debe convertirse en su novia a toda costa.
El trasfondo de la historia transcurre durante una noche estrellada, pero misteriosa. Para los elementos de paisaje y horizonte, localicé dos imágenes que retratan este misterio.
La primera imagen la utilicé como línea del horizonte y parte central del paisaje. La segunda imagen la utilicé como paisaje inferior con los árboles.
Al preparar mi tema, me pareció que cuatro fractales puros que creé encajaban bien con la escena. Tres fractales puros rodeaban el rostro, mientras que el cuarto aportaba el colorido estado onírico del pantano.
A continuación figuran las imágenes adicionales que incluí para completar mi tema. Todas se obtuvieron de la base de datos LIL del LMAC. Gracias a @eve66 y @redheadpei por sus contribuciones. Mejoraron mi pantalla nocturna
Cara de mujer rosa Contributed to the #LIL by @eve66
Alien con cara grande Contributed to the #LIL by @eve66
Familia de patos en el agua Contributed to the #LIL by @redheadpei
Para mezclar todas las imágenes, las cargué en Canva. Este programa es mi herramienta de diseño utilizando mi suscripción anual Pro actualizada para eliminar fondos, aplicar filtros, colorear y cambiar el tamaño de las imágenes para mi tema.
Empecé con un lienzo en blanco.
Cambiado a un lienzo de color negro.
Lago azul redimensionado para que quepa como fondo.
Fractal de colores duplicado. Reposicionado.
Añadido fractal redondo y naranja como sombrero.
Acabado Belleza primero antes de finalizar.
Reducción del tamaño de las imágenes. Añadido color a la cara.
Añadida imagen de paisaje de lago azul.
Añadido fractal colorido sobre el agua.
Añadido rostro femenino.
Ruido añadido saliendo de su oído.
La etapa final consistió en localizar una bestia adecuada.
Localizada una familia de patos para el agua.
A continuación se muestra mi proyecto de estilo libre completado:
CONTEST RULES
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
| What is Let's Make a Collage? | It is a weekly photography and collage contest. |
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| Who created the contest? | @shaka is the contest owner. |
| What type of contest is it? | This Contest utilizes a single photo provided by the contest owner as the basis for you to create your own photo collage by adding to the photo provided. |
| What are the rules? | 1. Use as your starting point for your collage the photography provided by the contest owner. It is located on the contest owner's post for free use without any copyright protection. |
| 2. Entries are required to be posted to the LMAC community and must contain a link to the contest post. | |
| 3. Entries need to set the LMAC account (@lmac) as 20% beneficiary to be eligible for the dynamic component of the prize pool.; | |
| 4. Extra support with the LMAC trail to all collages where LIL assets have been included AND the respective LIL-contributors set as 2% beneficiaries; | |
| 5. By submitting your contribution you agree that your artwork remains public domain and that it can be copied, modified and distributed, even for commercial purposes, without requiring further permission. | |
| 6. Any graphical element that is added to the photography either needs to be your own original work (e.g. own artwork or photography) OR needs to derive from sites whitelisted by LMAC. | |
| 7. IMPORTANT: Indicate the source of all materials used in your accompanying post. Otherwise your entry can NOT be put up for the final vote. | |
| 8. All sort of editing, modification and/or manipulation is allowed as long as no copyright is affected. | |
| What do you win? | Prizes listed on the contest owner's post. |
SOURCES:
a) JustClickindiva's Footer created in Canva utilizing its free background and images used with permission from discord admins.
b) Unless otherwise noted, all photos taken by me with my (i) Samsung Galaxy 10" Tablet, (ii) Samsung Phone, & (iii) FUJI FinePix S3380 - 14 Mega Pixels Digital Camera
c) Purple Butterfly part of purchased set of Spiritual Clip Art for my Personal Use
d) All Community logos, banners, page dividers used with permission of Discord Channel admins.
e) Ladies of Hive banner used with permission of and in accordance with the admin's guidelines
f) Thumbnail Image created by me in Canva.
g) "Flames." What is Apophysis 2.09. https://flam3.com/
If translation included, I use DeepL to assist my readers.
Thanks for your patience an understanding.
