Dream State of Life: Animated Clouds at Sunset

Anime-inspired skies continue to take over our world. 

The most glorious and dramatic sunsets happen in areas surrounded by mountains as high-altitude clouds spiral rapidly from golden hour to beyond. 

I altered the hues of this sparkling sunset, adding extra light blue touches, purple-pink afterglows, sparkles, and sun flares to create a dreamy, ethereal state of life. 

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The Reverse Effect: Palm Trees + Pink-Turquoise Skies

One set of palm trees sitting right by the beach at twilight. 

After cloning then reversing the image to create a mirror effect, I altered the skies with contrasting hues and vertical striped lines. 

Pastel Bubbles Background: The Card Frame Effect

Pastel Bubbles Part IV: Ethereal, magical, dreamy, and colorful digital art always captures my attention.

I used an existing pastel bubbles background creation and altered it some more, adding in a yellow-tinted hue and incorporating borders to give it the card frame treatment. 

The Life of Dreams: Enchanting Lights at Dairy Block

Dairy Block is an extraordinary block filled with restaurants, shops, and a hotel all tied together in a mini historic district right in the heart of downtown. With distinctive art and everchanging lights at night, it makes for a memorable walk down. 

Circle of Life: Abstract Clouds in the Sky Imagery

No cloud is exactly alike. It continues to change and evolve, just like life. 

I was inspired by a really cool cloud formation as it was nearing sunset in the mountains and decided to manipulate the picture by creating clones of it and creating abstract art that resembles clouds that cycle in a circle in a fiery, feathery design. Adding extra faded bubbles and pastel hues add on the dreamy vibes.