merchant square in progress
   

Original sketch to see how viable the location is.

Apart from the final image at the bottom all of these images are quick snaps with a camera phone, hence the low quality!

 
one
     
Laying down the first photographs, many of which will be covered by other layers in the final image, some will also be removed in the process.  
two
     
I find drawing out a grid on the board to be very useful for arranging the composition in the intended style. This is especially helpful in large collages as it's easy to not see the 'big picture' when working on details for hours on end!  
three
     

Scissors, a guillotine and industrial strength double sided tape are all that's used to build my images, strictly no computer manipulation.

This is like Photoshop unplugged!

 
four
     
The completed image, cropped and photographed with studio equipment.  
five
 
 
original images
   
   
         
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