I decided to make a project on my own time by combining three of some of my greatest fascinations (skulls, roses, and tattoos) and combine them into a single poster design. Therefore, I decided to create a poster for a fictitious tattoo festival for Lansing, Michigan, my home city. I decided to use neon colors against a black background for emphasis on the skull and typography that was specifically chosen for the tattoo shop appeal. Though the roses are posterized and image traced, I created the skull myself in Adobe Illustrator, using only the pen tool to create every individual shape, crack, and shaded area in the skull. Also using the pen tool and shapes, I freehanded the bandana! Overall, this project was a great learning experience for illustration!
In February and March of 2023, this work was chosen to be showcased at Central Michigan University's Juried Student Art Exhibition. It had received an Honorable Mention!
Software: Ai, Ps
