Recently, I did a collaboration with one of my classmates, Shania (@shaniabeyondthesky_), a weather girl who provides online daily weather forecasts via Instagram and Youtube. We wanted to try combining our interests into content and it became a concept where Art meets Weather. I attempted to do a weather or landscape scene based on some challenges submitted by Shania. Shania provided a list of sunset-themed prompts, and my task was to turn those into a visual interpretation.
The list of challenges:
- Use a photo of a recent sunset, and try to recreate it using only 5-6 colours.
- Use a sunset forecast (colours, cloud formations), and create a piece based on the predicted sunset.
- Given 3-4 colours based on the current or upcoming weather, and must use ONLY those colours in a sunset-themed artwork.
I created an Instagram Reel to announce our collaboration and to randomly select one challenge from the three.
The Chosen Challenge: Use a photo of a recent sunset, and try to recreate it using only 5-6 colours.
Later on, a youtube video was created with a voiceover from Shania giving an explanation about sunsets. I used one of her sunset photographs.
Watch the full video & hear Shania’s explanation at 6:24:
The final result for the painting:
I think it was a hard challenge because my experience with landscapes was limited, especially with clouds. The colour-matching aspect pushed me to look closer at subtle gradients, and the limited palette made me experiment more with blending, layering, and composition. Despite the challenges, I earned +25 XP through this task, which bumped me up to Level 7 in my Creative Gamification Journey.
Overall, this collaboration was a great learning experience and we were able to work remotely and still create something that combined visual storytelling with educational insight.
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