Okay, so I’ve been seeing this “ballad of songbirds and snakes movie poster” floating around everywhere, and I thought, “Why not try to mess around and make one in my way?” I’m no graphic designer, but I enjoy playing with images. So, here’s my attempt.
Getting Started
First, I opened up my favorite image editor, honestly it’s just a free one I found online. Nothing fancy, just gets the job done.I do not want to talk about any professional software or name.
Finding Images
Next, I started hunting for images. I needed a good picture of, a songbird, and , a snake.I googled “songbird image” and “snake image”, I found a few that looked okay, not perfect, but they’d do.
Putting It Together
I dragged the songbird image into my editor, and then I did the same with the snake. It was all a bit of a mess at first. The sizes were wrong, and they looked totally out of place.I resized the bird and the snake, moving them around until it looked somewhat balanced.
Background and Text
The background was just white, and it’s very boring. So I added a gradient, I want a dark color. It made the bird and snake pop a little *,I typed out “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” at the top. I played with some different fonts, and picked one that looked dramatic.
Tweaking and Finishing
I spent maybe another half hour just tweaking things. I adjusted the colors a bit, added a slight shadow to the text, and moved the bird and snake around just a tiny bit more. Finally, I was… well, not super happy, but happy * wasn’t perfect,It looked alright!
So that’s it! That’s how I made my version of the “ballad of songbirds and snakes movie poster”. It was a fun little project. Maybe I’ll try something like this again sometime!