1. I like to sketch with coloured animators pencils, they help me distinguish between elements.
2. I made three sketches of different concepts and this was the one the festival organizers decided to go with. (I was glad, it was my favourite of the options too.)
3. I drew the under drawing at 1.25 times the print size. The poster is 11 x 17 but the bottom 2.5 inches is reserved for sponsor logos, so the dimensions of my final product seem a bit unusual.
4. Using a lightboard, I inked all the elements on separate pieces of paper. Firstly because my scanner bed is not especially large (and I hate merging scans) and secondly because with all the elements already separate it makes colouring in Photoshop a little faster.
I also sent the organizers five colour palettes to choose from, they chose the brightest, most summery option. I made two variations of the poster using the same colour scheme.
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| copyright 2014 Meags Fitzgerald |
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| copyright 2014 Meags Fitzgerald |
The festival is also printing t-shirts, this variation of the design was made for a one-screen screenprint.
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| copyright 2014 Meags Fitzgerald |
