Panel one is the original image depicting Buddha and friends as pranksters in the Kmart parking lot. Since the original Buddha is a sort of crimson color, I made them its complimentary hue-green in Panel two, while the background is a hot magenta (still in the color family of red). For Panel three, I used a deep blue that recedes into the back with less and less hue. Once this was finished I realized that I should have made the last two Buddha's bigger because they're hard to see and realize that they actually have less color and more gray. The other problem that I didn't foresee has to do with the Buddhas and the sequencing of their layers. The second closest Buddha to the front of the image is turned around with his back turned towards us. I copied it from another photo AND it was naturally darker than the others that were faced front. I know now to first: change the colors of all subjects to the same color if the end goal is to alter them in a sequential order. It would also help that they were closer in size as they recede into the background. The last panel had only one stipulation for me and that was the Buddha had to be golden. His color is a play on the stereotype of golden objects and Buddha's relationship to spirituality. Everything golden evokes a kind of richness or wealth. The Buddha represents a sort of piety or acceptance of whatever is present. A golden Buddha might mean that you've got it all, wealth and peace... but doesn't wealth give one peace of mind?
