I've been a thinking that my Nike warrior idea just so no the right thing so much that I have completely change my direction. Created this quick composition to get an idea of my new direction but I think it will suite my style better and fits the idea a lot more us well.
The final version of my lost and confused illustration. Decided to drop the tattoo's because taking away from the type and making the whole piece to busy to look at. I had the all seeing eye in one of my rough drawings from awhile back think it helped balance out the rest of the illustration by giving your eye away of following the drawings composition.
Unhappy with the overall layout of my illustration I need to find a some inspiration that invoked that feeling of being young, angry and slackerish what better then wasting a day watching movies for that inspiration. My brain snap of an idea did'nt come to tell I saw the dvd cover of a clockwork orange it was a quick rush to my sketchbook so I could get the overall design in my head onto paper. Now all that needed is to stop watching movies and get it done.
Stupid computer has been nothing but unhelpful pain in my side today with it constantly crashing whiles I doing work.
Seem the guys at Micheal Anderson have like what I have been doing and asked if I would do an illustration for there other song Rose Coloured Hill. First few drawings had a bit too much of a fantasy element to them so toned the idea back want to keep it simply sticking to just reds, pinks and some purples for the colours. Having just the one element of the woman folding the rose I thinks sums up the songs without have to add more piece to get the same idea across.
Added more creatures to the designs and put type in us well. Defiantly have to make the squiggle lines bolder along with the bands name us well.
This idea has certainly change a lot since my first sketches it still retains that darker theme but at the sometime has that vivid colour scheme which seem to become a thing of mine. Original the fire was going to be a big shadow but that was working of me I like how the fire fills in the gaps of the characters body plus he has awesome brave heart battle paint under his right eye. Next steps will be to draw the eyes and add some text some where and think of away to improve the background cause it rather dull at the moment.
Illustration based on my road trip around
