Ecard design- part 1

OK, so here goes nothing! After weeks of thought, research, and trying to find creative inspiration I have come up with this initial sketch for my ecard. The concept is that the front will have several images layered on top of each other and blended together to show the harm we are causing by neglecting our planet. This page will be all of the bad things in relation to environmental conservation. The middle page will be set up as two columns- on the left will be either the natural resource we can use, or the harmful thing we are already using and on the right will be what we can do with the resource, or what we can use instead. Then the back page will have an image of an environmentally conscientious home.

I will be using more images than I ever have in the past, but because there are three pages, I think it will work out well. The hardest part of this assignment will be staying within the pixel dimensions we were given. I will use the soft light blending mode on layers for the front and back pages, layer masks, new methods of removing an object from its background (I hope), and I'll be messing with HDR toning.

I am really not sure if I will be using all of these images or not but if I do I wanted to give them the proper credit, so at the bottom the links are posted to each photo (separated by section and named).

Let's see how this turns out!

SKETCH   
FRONT PAGE 

MIDDLE PAGE

BACK PAGE 

Photo Credits: 
Front Page- 

Ocean landfill- http://questgarden.com/104/43/7/100603110329/

Polluted water- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ankraut/538294558/sizes/m/in/photostream/

Water bottle landfill- http://www.jenandjoeygogreen.com/2008/11/tap-water-vs-bottled-water.html

Old light bulb- http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/01/16/congress-offers-glimmer-hope-for-incandescent-light-bulb/

Middle Page-

Dirty water drop- https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2WbJ1TR6UHMOr_Hn6vZEXzToJ6d6n-mOjWTjeGo9bw6MxBXayMll9MCzEzAiiWadPIsqH1kSAHx-XlmtPAOBS6TR_agdRNYx6Tjsz-tcEkYxK6naJdl2fBc5fgwkdgwkLiTs4w0V9BKg/s1600/Dirty-Water-Drop(face).jpg

Clean water drop- http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-images-clean-drinking-water-symbol-image21440244 

Regular light bulb- http://www.clipartsfree.net/clipart/591-light-bulb-icon-clipart.html

Energy saving bulb- http://4-designer.com/2013/01/Green-energy-saving-light-bulbs-kid-Images/#.UtqyRhDTntQ

Plastic water bottles- http://www.everythingconnects.org/plastic-pollution.html

Go-green bottle- http://www.cafepress.com/+go_green_sigg_water_bottle_10l,439942230

Sun- http://www.webweaver.nu/clipart/sun.shtml

Solar panel- https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/JK4Qe0eoVagv2Ld7F7AmiA

Wind- http://www.facegfx.com/vector/wind-blowing

Windmill- http://animalfarm23.tripod.com/id11.html

Back Page-

windmill for back page- http://www.protectourcommunities.com/2012/10/15/wind-turbines-generate-clean-electricity/

Clean water pond- http://arborridgeservices.com/services/pond-water-feature-maintenance-and-cleaning/

Woman holding recycling bin- https://www.google.com/search?q=Woman+holding+a+full+recycling+bin.+Source:+Stock+photography&espv=210&es_sm=122&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=vsTZUu7iIoWGogT2vYBg&ved=0CE0QsAQ&biw=1448&bih=711&dpr=0.9#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=yLdAYRYGmisF-M%253A%3BNCn8gbRw8xWOzM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fpoweryoung.org%252Fenergyexplained%252Fimages%252Fstock%252Fist2_7706627-young-woman-holding-recycle-bin.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fpoweryoung.org%252Fenergy.cfm%2540page%253Denvironment_recycling-basics%3B265%3B397

Man holding recycling bin- http://www.visualphotos.com/image/2x3794518/man_standing_in_front_of_car_holding_box_of

Recycling bins- http://www.plasticpackagingperspective.com/join-plastics-recycling-revolution/

                         -  http://www.gridphilly.com/grid-magazine/2012/11/16/recycling-challenge-all-the-stuff-you-never-knew-could-go-in.html

Solar panel on house- http://www.awaken.com/2012/06/can-does-sunshot-challenge-fast-track-grid-parity-solar