This piece was inspired by a friend’s band and their song of the same name. That, along with the raw, unedited style of old punk rock posters, got me obsessed with the idea of creating a poster with as little digital work as possible.
Above Image: Into the Fire Realm Poster
This poster drew me out of my comfort zone entirely, as I had spent the majority of the last four years working entirely on my computer. With this project I had to be constantly adjusting my path and shifting directions as I went while still holding true to the dynamism and harshness of the punk aesthetic I was looking for.
Above Image: Initial Illustration
I began with the illustration, allowing my hand to take me where it wanted to go. It was created with Micron pens and watercolor pencils: two materials I had very little experience with beforehand but learned a great deal about throughout the process. My hand lettering left me nervous, as it’s not something I had done much before, so I shifted my mindset to view the letters as doodles meant to fill the space first and then refined them to be legible through a few layers of sketching. The final image is a composite of these two pieces.
Below Image: Hand Lettering