Kirby Krackle Black and White Spots

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And assignment from last semester: B&W spot illustrations for one of my favorite bands: Kirby Krackle

Kirby Krackle is a nerd rock band, who based there name off of the art technique: the Kirby Krackle, which i used here (well, with scratch board). First one has them punching Doctor Doom. And the second is a shot of nerd memorabilia, most of which show up in their songs. Check out their site here: Kirby Krackle Official site.

Both images are made in scratch board, and then inverted and cleaned up in photoshop.

Let me know which one you like most!

Akira Yamaoka Concert Poster

The assignment was to create a concert poster for a musician or group. I picked Akira Yamaoka, the man behind the music for the silent hill series, including lyrical and background music and some sound effects. But he has also worked on other games and has his own CD, iFUTURELIST.

Most of Akira's music isn't always just scary or sad. In fact, his music covers a whole range of emotions and feelings. Most of his stuff is best described as "unsettling".

So i picked an open ended moment that could be interpreted by the viewer and then tried to capture that same unsettling atmosphere, without relying too much on the stories told in the Silent Hill games or past advertisements for Akira Yamaoka.

The poster was created using FW ink. I used a painting roller to created the texture (not as simple to do as you'd think) and the stenciled trees. Using photoshop, i combined different washes, the texture and the figure. There are no gradients, but the figure was colored on photoshop and the tint was changed.