Album cover brief

So I was asked by the very talented Anna Smyrk if I would be able to design their up and coming Apocalypse album cover. i said yes and here we are! pretty much, what was wanted was an attractive image to follow the idea of an apocalypse but not necessarily to approach it in a negative way. we came up with a design which resembled a brilliantly colourful explosion of watercolour shapes. here is the process and where i am up to at this point. i will present the finished cover, promotional song credit postcards and poster when i have completed them.

Please stay inspired xoxo

I have recently gone through one of my no touch of the paintbrush fazes which happens to me every so often. I really get sad in this time but for some reason I feel unable to avoid indulging in apathetic nonsense. To remove myself out of this scheduled funk, I popped (not literally) into the local giant cheapo Asian store for my version of a good old fashioned shopping spree. These shopping sprees usually cost me around $15 to $20 and totally excite me to once again get stuck into being creative and doing my illustrations.  

This time round, I scored a whole bunch of stunningly coloured plastic bowls which I will use to put all my pencils and brushes in. I have noticed that every few months, I need to change the appearance of my studio to keep my environment fresh and interesting. The only one thing that stays the same is my collection of little toys which sit on top of my set of draws.

 

 

 

Oh maaaaaaan, you should have seen all the options of brightly coloured containers! It was a feast for the eyes and it made me feel like I was back in japan!

 

Next time you feel gloomy and drained of inspiration or motivation, try getting a new, cheap tacky little pencil holder or something of that nature. It really does the trick and it doesn’t need to cost an arm and a leg like the crap they have in kiki k or smiggle.

 

Also, if you are working and like to listen to something while you create, I suggest escape from illustrator island podcasts. It is so wonderful. I have learnt a lot of little tid bits about the illustration industry through these guys.

Here is a link to one podcast about studio feng shui which was really great.

http://illustrationage.com/2010/04/13/efii-podcast-episode-30-workspaces/