When combining images, sometimes it can be hard to find creative ways to make two images one. Here are some things to keep in mind:
-Sometimes, when you put things next to each other, it is easier to see a similarity between the two.
-Sometimes, if you just mush two images into one, you can develop (through several attempts) one image that successfully combines the two. With the method especially, you might just have to go for it, knowing that your first couple attempts are not going to be exactly what you are looking for, but they might lead you to the final image you want.
-Using positive and negative shapes is an easy way to combine two images into one. One image is white, the other is the black around/next to it.
-Using one line or one shape as a commonality between the two images is also a way to get to the two to merge into one.
Finding graphical opportunities has a lot to do with exploration. You might try to combine an image 10 different times before finding the one combination that has everything you want in it. And sometimes, you might have to draw something that you know is not what you want at all, just to get your mind working in the right direction. No image is a wasted image! Everything is important to the process!
I am glad that you appear to be embracing the concept of process. I think that artists are unlike other people in that they are much more willing to be patient and not expect things to look perfect right away, but to work at it until it is right.
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