For our assignment, I decided to focus on two very different shows that I absolutely adore, one being animated and the other being live action. My intent this semester is to continually push myself to create different styles and use different techniques in my work, and I hoped that these variations in subject matter would lend themselves well to meeting my goals.
For this first poster, I wanted to create something that felt true to Steven Universe while also being more than a simple illustration. My fear was that had it just been drawn out digitally, it would've come across as looking too much like something made in-house. The solution I came up with was to create a paper cut-out version of my original drawing. Aside from the text and some minor details, the piece was entirely made from cut construction paper. I also used the tagline to make allusions to the style of the poster itself, using words like stacked and cut, while still referencing the content to be tackled in the upcoming season.
For my second poster, I wanted to capture the essence of the show, which is darkly humorous and comic-based. The intro credits for iZombie, as well as some of the commercial break screens, are done in an illustrated, half-tone comic style. Keeping with this feel, I decided to take a photo and then edit it to have some comic style elements. The photo itself is heavily based on the series as well: the main character often eats brains while on the job at the morgue, wearing purple latex gloves and using chopsticks. The 'brains' here are made from sculpey, and the 'blood' created using Nyquil and maple syrup. This was a bit of a challenge for me, as I don't do much photography or photo editing. I'm very pleased with the final result.
