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Do you start with an original photo and edit it or how do you go about creating your graphics?
Well this is great question!
Well I have a stock of Lord of the Rings/Hobbit images and many others from other fandoms.
(I just didn't know if you'd like to see any non-Tolkien art)
So I have to have an idea before anything. Then I get inspired or the mood for creating so then I go through my stock (images) and I find a specific character, scene, or what have ya. Then I look and try to see just about how to bring the images together or if an image is good on its on then I will not add and then just do an edit. So I do both.
So then once the photos come together in a blend then add effects and thus a completely new image.
(If you do enough edits a photo can become your own.)
I also support you to try to get into graphics as it is quite fun.
P.S. I also was confused by own image part but I believe you meant that since the Galadriel has two images that you called it my own image.
I also for a year made a wallpaper a day and that improves you skills as an artist. I was given that advice from a fan-fic writer about writing for 5 minutes a day. Same thing just different art!
I hope that I answered your question. It was a great question and I appreciate your interest!