Well I guess I’d better start posting!!
throwback style!!
Monthly Archive for April, 2007
ehh . . . This is pretty much old and no one remembers artwork for single covers, but oh well . . . I tried to get the CD cover. Long post.
A while back I created this illustration for the popular hip-hop group ONYX. Originally this was a personal piece just for fun. I was messing around with my airbrush, Bristol board and acrylic paints. I had enough courage to convince myself to get paid for it, get it published and printed. That was my goal. My first step was getting in contact with someone who knew the group, a manager, or a label rep. I had a whole direction for the CD cover. What was eventually used and printed was basically artwork that I used to pitch my idea for the cover.
Well I eventually got in contact with a real cool guy, I can not remember his name, Bayye?, he was an A&R rep for the now defunct vanity label, JMJ Records. (Jay – R.I.P). Getting a meeting to show the artwork was the real work, but it simply required patience and preparation.
Well the A&R rep was very helpful, honest and forthright. I was on the phone with him often attempting to secure a meeting with the group and/or group’s manager and label president. Some times, he suggested an impromptu meeting in hopes of a chance meeting. Well that took a couple of months, maybe 3-5 or more months. I was still sure I could make something happen. In the meantime I was trying to get some work with an unknown Brooklyn group name Mash Out Posse through their main producer D.R. Period, he’s a really cool dude. That’s another story, another post.
Surprise! I finally got a meeting with the group on 34th Street and luckily I had some portfolio pieces on me. This guy from the office recognized me and introduced me to Onyx who was sitting in a dark surburban jeep. With the exception of Sticky Fingaz everybody liked my work, even their entourage. Sticky looked me in the face and more or less said he wasn’t feeling it. So that was that, but of course there’s more.
Continue reading ‘Onyx – Mad Face’
Instead of posting the rough sketches in pencil, I’m posting clean AI drawings. I still have to improve the drawing and overall design. Except the hair, the design will remain as simple and symmetrical. The fun part will be embellishing the locks, adding bright jewelry and filling out the clothes with lines, patterns and textures.
AI CS3 is Great! The Live Color feature is a time saver. You can use it without reading the documentation, but I know I’ll be reading it soon. The image on the right is the “Live Colored” version.
so whaddya think..i still intend to add some words or something somewhere. May be color or black and white…havent decided
This is an old test. I completed this in about 3 weeks. It’s simple and it is complete. Not bad but not great. The file is less than 700kb, and I set it at 24fp. I posted a quick sketch a while back. Cheezy but I still like it.
Click thumbnail to view larger image. Place your order now for this collector’s item. We’re celebrating Brooklyn for the rest of the summer with collectible stamps, because we live in Brooklyn, Baby.
The stamp will be unveiled at the main post office on 34th Street and 8th Avenue at 5pm. Hosting the ceremony is none other than the shiny suit man himself. The after-party concert will be held in Prospect Park’s amphitheatre. Tickets are $45, the concert kicks off at 9pm. If you would like to order a special poster-sized stamp, please send $15 via PayPal.
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