Banger Magazine brief

After researching Moon Duo it seemed that the band and their already existing artwork was pretty abstract, and because of the little time I had I was worried I wouldn't be able to think up a strong abstract idea. Instead, I decided to look at their album cover artwork to see if I could possibly re-create one of them in my own style! The one which caught my eye was their album Shadow of the Sun:

I thought this would probably be the best to illustrate as it has some strong motifs within in, and I wanted my illustration to be recognisable. I decided to start sketching out the shape of the head with the figure inside it, which I could then scan into Photoshop to mess about with colours and compositions. 

This is what I came up with above. I did want to keep it simple, and as I said I wanted it to have the same similarities as the original, but to make it my own. At the moment it looks quite dull, so I'm excited to start experimenting with colours digitally. Again, I think I want to keep a similar colour palette to the original for it to be recognisable. 

finished illustration

i'm actually really happy with this! considering the small amount of time I spent on it, i'm really pleased with how it looks. It only took me about half a day to complete, although for me sometimes I think I work better in a tighter timeframe, as it makes sure I don't overthink my illustrations and make too many unnecessary changes. As you can see it has some strong similarities to the original, which I like, but it feels like my own. I also think it looks a lot more contemporary which is an aesthetic I like to aim for within my work. I really hope they are happy with it and i'm excited to see it in the magazine.