Update: Brandon Boyd Poster

I posted before that I wanted to complete a Brandon Boyd illustration and I finally got to do it. Here's the progression of the illustration: from sketch to Photoshop coloring. You can see the final on my Flickr or my Facebook. This was part class assignment, part personal project. I think I might soften that yellow highlight on his skin. I really wanted the final to keep some of the activity in the original thumbnail. Also I tried to get outside my comfort zone with color. This was really fun. I think I'll print it and make it my very own poster!

Update: Brandon Boyd & Hip-Hop

Let me start off by mentioning that NO! Brandon Boyd is not singing hip hop now. But I have discovered a project to finally portray my music idol! So happy about that and can't wait to see what turns out.

The hip hop part...well I'm obsessed with the music of Cage (Chris Palko/Cage Kennylz) and his contemporaries. I recently switched my musical tastes yet again and have settled on underground hip hop, which is a lot more interesting and creative than the musical stylings of mainstream "hip hop" (Waka Flacka for instance). But as it happens, I got into this genre a little late. Still, I love Cage's music so much now, I had to incorporate him in one of my works:

I tried to stay true to his personality and give the image a gritty feel, and also rep Brooklyn with the BK Bridge in the background. (See my Portfolio HERE) Any Susan Burghart fans will probably recognize the "crinkled paper" technique. And yeah, he does resemble the Biebs a little. I feel a complete rendition of "Cardboard City" is in the near future.

Rolling Stone Art Director to Visit SCAD-Atlanta

Steve Charny is going to visit SCAD Thursday, October 14th at 7pm. He's the art director of Rolling Stone! I'm incredibly excited to hear what he has to say and meet him in person. This is going to be a big deal!