Remember, Remember....

The fourth of November?  Well ya for this poster it is the forth.
Los Angeles based rock act Lysolgang asked me to design their poster for their upcoming record release...
 
They were going to use the whole Guy Fawkes theme since the show was originally set for November the 5th.

After some illustration I brought the original concept into Illustrator and started laying out the basic shapes I was going to be working with.  After a few hours I had the basic concept down and now it came time for soft touches.  I brought the vector shape into Photoshop and set to work.

Using my soft brushes I have developed over the last few years and my trusty Wacom tablet(amazing) I painted each line individually until  I had a black and white image I was proud of...

The next step was adding color, texture and finally type of the entire time (properly set of course).  I used a few different textures including a broken camera lens, film, and sand to give the image a dirties look.  Using were layered effect multiply, soft light and color burn.

Last but now least was the type and logo... that is pretty self explanatory so I won't waste your time...  All images on the poster are originals including the Lysolgang logo I had worked on for their record.

Currently Listening to Mute Math, Incubus and Broken Bells. 

Art Night.

Friday night was exactly what I needed, a few hours well spent with other artists.

For our first monthly art night I decided to dedicate myself to the charcoal medium.  Drawing around other creative individuals seems to recharge by mental batteries, I suggest everyone do it.

I will take more photographs of next months session... I'm thinking oil pastels.

Meow Me.

Brand new poster design for Rome Promotions.  The hot color help the design stand out.

Currently listening to Atmosphere, The (International) Noise Conspiracy and Ambulance LTD.

Try And Hold Steady

I love coffee. 

So much so my hand can never remain at a constant state of rest... this led to the inspiration and thought process behind this next piece.

I decided to bring back my old friend the contour drawing and have the line express the piece... after hours  of scribbling out shadows and shapes this piece came to be. 

I started the early work in Illustrator and finished in Photoshop.  Many designers love doing the entire design in Illustrator but I love my brush settings too much.

After a could of overlays and some play with color this design came to be.  

I will be posting some charcoal works, stencil pieces and digital sketches later this weekend.

Currently listening to Local Natives, The Mars Volta and last but not least Rancid (great show last week!).

Say It Don't Spray It

A rock show eh?  How about an Eagle feeding some baby birdies?  No?  Well I'm pretty sure it works... and indeed it did.

The whole thing was rendered in Photoshop using different brush technique and thousands upon thousands of strokes... then bam a couple of over lay layers... some magic and there you have it.

I wanted to give it a late 80's punk rock feel and feel like it could compete.

Soundtrack for this design included Atmosphere, Them Howling Bones, Strelka, Plague Vendor and Queens of the Stone Age.

I am a little backed up on work and will return your email as soon as I can if you are writing me about a new project.