Composition Posters (work in progress)

I just finished foundations in the program. The last two weeks of the course we were focusing on composition and posters.

This is a music poster I did and I chose to do "The Decemberists." Folklore and historical events have a heavy presence in their songs. I was inspired by The Brothers Grimm story " The Frog King" but I wanted him to have the look of a king from the 1910s. I painted from scratch in Photoshop and used some texture for the face and the jacket. I completed this piece in two days. I may come back to this piece and work on it a little more. (I took out the concert date and info so I can just showcase the art.)

This was another poster I did during those two weeks. I had to finish this poster before heading off to Vegas for a wedding, so I finished this poster in a day. I chose to do Edward Scissorhands for my movie poster. I wanted to have fun and play with a new style, so I went for a really stylized look. If anyone has watched the movie they will understand the concept of this poster. This poster was completed in Illustrator. I may come back to this piece and work on it a little more. I also just found out that I won the Entrance Scholarship award for my previous work I did before entering this program. The award ceremony is next week :)