From Pencil To Paper To Pen To Pencil To Photoshop To Poster.

Hi folks,

I’ve been working on a poster for Glasgow band, The Attic Lights, who’re doing a wee set of FREE gigs up ra North ae Scotland during the Summer. And here it is here…

The text has obviously still to go on it but I’m not dealing with that part because I’m not very good at it. Another thing I’m not very good at is Photoshop. As a matter of fact, I’ve never ever used it and so I got help with the colours in this illustration. Pretty pleased with how it turned out! I must learn how to use Photoshop myself.

Everything else is hand drawn and here’s the Pencil To Paper To Pen To Pencil To Photoshop To Poster of it all…

EDIT:
The band added their text on…

The Attic Lights sound like THIS and they are playing…
Thursday, July 16th, 2015: Twa Tams. Perth.
Friday, July 17th, 2015: Hootananny, Inverness.
Saturday, July 18th, 2015: The Arch Inn, Ullapool.

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Drew Struzan’s Universal Monsters.

Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy, The Wolf Man, The Creature From The Black Lagoon…
What a monstrous legacy Universal Studio’s have on their hands.

To celebrate that legacy and influence, MONDO, Alamo Drafthouse’s collectible art division, have dedicated a new exhibition in Austin, Texas which collects more than 60 original and screen-printed works of art from the likes of Struzan, legendary makeup artist Rick Baker, illustrators and artists Laurent Durieux, Francesco Francavilla and Ken Taylor and many others

About MONDO:
“Mondo is the Alamo Drafthouse’s collectible art boutique, featuring designs from world famous artists based on licenses for popular TV and Movie properties including Star Wars, Star Trek & Universal Monsters. Championed for their limited edition screen printed posters, Mondo focuses on bringing art back to movie posters by working with artists such as Olly Moss, Tyler Stout, Martin Ansin and others. Besides creating stunning works for beloved classics and contemporary films, Mondo produces posters for featured Alamo Drafthouse events and has recently inaugurated a “Director’s Series” that will focus on a celebrated filmmaker’s body of work, beginning with Guillermo del Toro.”

One of the greatest movie poster artists in history, Drew Struzan was approached to submit work for the exhibition.
Look what he turned in!

I don’t live anywhere near Austin, Texas but if you do, here are the details of this sure to be amazing exhibition…

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Lennon’s Poster.

Here’s a very interesting (and very short) film about the recreation of the now famous Victorian circus poster which inspired John Lennon to write one of my favourite Beatles tracks, Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite:

The full text of the original Pablo Fanque‘s Circus Royal poster is:

PABLO FANQUE’S CIRCUS ROYAL

TOWN-MEADOWS, ROCHDALE

Grandest Night of the Season!

AND POSITIVELY THE

LAST NIGHT BUT THREE!

BEING FOR THE

BENEFIT OF MR. KITE,

(LATE OF WELLS’S CIRCUS) AND

MR. J. HENDERSON,

THE CELEBRATED SOMERSET THROWER!

WIRE DANCER, VAULTER, RIDER, etc.

On TUESDAY Evening, February 14, 1843.

Mssrs. KITE and HENDERSON, in announcing the following Entertainments ensure the Public that this Night’s Production will be one of the most splendid ever produced in this Town, having been some days in preparation.

Mr. Kite will, for this night only,

introduce the

CELEBRATED

HORSE, ZANTHUS!

Well known to be one of the

best Broke Horses

IN THE WORLD!!!

Mr. HENDERSON will undertake the arduous Task of

THROWING TWENTY-ONE SOMERSETS,

ON THE SOLID GROUND.

Mr. KITE will appear, for the

first time this season,

On The Tight Rope,

When Two Gentlemen Amateurs

of this Town will

perform with him. Mr. HENDERSON will, for the first time

in Rochdale,

introduce his extraordinary

TRAMPOLINE LEAPS

AND

SOMERSETS!

Over Men & Horses, through Hoops,

over Garters and lastly through a

Hogshead of REAL FIRE!

In this branch of the profession Mr. H challenges THE WORLD!

For particulars see Bills of the day.

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