Naomi's Illustration Adventure

ASSIGNMENT THREE:  A Poster  I have chosen to work with the category 'Pop group'.   I start my thought process by taking a look at good examples of pop concert posters. I intentionally choose music posters from different eras to compare.  What strikes me:  They are all very different, there is no set style - Individual.  The artist does not necessarily appear on the poster, example David Bowie & Johnny Cash,  The layout is very different for each.  The artist name appears in bold, stand out print on each poster - Important.  I look through the social media accounts I follow for inspiration or for an angle to approach this assignment with.  I follow a Birmingham band 'Back in the Band'   on Facebook, they have an account they regularly update, and most importantly they have a line up of gigs coming up.  What if I can contact the band, and work with a forthcoming gig as inspiration? It would be the...

Making a mock-up My chosen book cover from my book shelves is The Resurrectionist by James Bradley.  "Leaving behind his father's tragic failures, Gabriel Swift arrives in London in 1826 to study with Edwin Poll, the anatomist. But he finds himself drawn to his master's nemesis, Lucan, the most powerful of the city's resurrectionist's and governor of its trade in stolen bodies.  Dismissed by Poll, Gabriel is pulled into the sinister and mysterious underworld of Georgian London - and must make a journey that will change his life forever"  This book is described as "A classically, claustrophobic Gothic thriller"  The front cover:  What I like about this cover:  The silhouette of the black Ravens.  The tone of the grey and blue.  The red blood coming from the top of the image. The book title is printed in the same blood red.   The back cover:  What I like about this cover:  The cont...