Mat Kaminski Sketchybewk

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Illustration 4: Levitt Shell Poster & T-Shirt

Title: Illustration 4: Levitt Shell Poster & T-Shirt
Date: February 8 - 10, 2013
Medium: Photoshop CS3

Notes: This is for the newest project we have on the burner for Illustration 4. We are working with the Levitt Shell for a competition to help design a poster and t-shirt for the summer concert series.

The thumbs above are different ideas that were rolling around my head while looking at a whole bunch of reference photos.

Head swirling hair back to make it look like the Levitt Shell. (Janis Joplin?)
Evolution chart from birth to rockstar.
Half-cut from neck down of a guitarist. Show the guitar leaning towards the audience.
Look at Mucha paintings. Maybe one with a rockstar would work?
Rudeone - Rock the Casbah. What if it were to an Elvis type figure butted up against a heavily tattoo'd person (back to back).

Were just a couple of ideas that immediately popped out. I'm sure there will be more, but this is where I'm at currently.
Also, the moodboard below reflects all of the applicable images that I could find that were related to those five themes above.

Mysterious Woman

Title: Mysterious Woman
Date: February 10, 2013
Medium: Photoshop CS3
Scale: Original image is 1428px x 1800px

Notes: I've been watching more oil painting demos and then attempting to apply them to my photo studies that I do digitally. This is my newest attempt. Of course I think it helps a ton to get read to while working.

On a side note, I've finally braved it. I have more work to do on it, but I've started to officially oil paint!

I'll post that later when I'm satisfied with it...

Here's the tutorial for this one. As always, leave a comment if you need any clarification or if you want a better tutorial.