Hi!.. and Thank you!
I can't remember if I have ever done a post where I showed step by step. The closest I have come to anything like that is that once in a while I have done what the photo program in Google Photos calls an animation. Then I have loaded a few photos that I have taken along my process and it runs through them over and over from start to finish. It is not a photo at every step, just a few along the way that shows more added... and more added till the finish.
When I create, I normally do take some photos along the way, but not of every single addition. I do that so that I can see it with a different eye. When I am working, looking down at what I am doing, from time to time I like to see it from a little further away to see the vibe the overall design is giving off and the balance. I don't know if that makes sense, but when I take a photo and then pull it up on my phone, it gives me a little different view to consider..... even though it's really nearly the same! Sounds crazy I know. Once in a while I am adding something and I test a couple of different shapes or colors, so by taking a photo of each option before gluing them down, I can see them side by side to decide which one I like better. The collage folks I know call it auditioning although that kind of makes me laugh.
I don't go by rules, I go by eye. Yikes! Right? I somehow have a pretty good eye for color balance. I guess that helps make up for the fact I have no gift for realistic representation of things. It seems to work well enough for abstract, which has always been my favorite.
Thanks for stopping over ! I appreciate it.
It makes sense and thank you for describing the process. Maybe one day you can post some process photos as well 🙂