First off, this obviously has nothing to do with the Lost posters that are currently coming out to promote the final season.
This was something that I started while the fifth season was still going on. I’ve been spending a lot of time admiring poster art, and I wanted to design something that might be cool enough that I would consider hanging in my own house.
I started off with a quick sketch of how I wanted the characters to be collaged together (if I can find that sketch, I’ll update this post with a scan). After spending a lot of time scouring Lost fan sites, I found the right photos and Photoshopped them together. I then brought it into Illustrator and started drawing over the photos. Some photos had to be swapped out while I was in the drawing phase (low contrast, not enough details, etc.) This art style is a combination of a style I developed while designed some MLB Player Caps a few years back, and my original love of comic book art.
For the most part, I used the pen tool. There are certain areas, like the hair on the women, where I used my Wacom Tablet. Unfortunately, there was no easy way to get Hurley’s hair right. There were areas where I took liberties, especially with some of the characters’ gazes.
Once I finally finished getting the blacks right, I started adding color. Originally I was working with red, but it started to look to violent. I switched it over to green and continued adding texture, patterns and general schmutz all over the poster.
After that, I started experimenting with different color combinations. After a lot of trial and error, I found that the best option was three different shades of green on white.
As for the characters, I tried to capture their essence. From Farraday looking at his watch, to Jin looking at Sun, to quite a few characters literally looking over their shoulders (and Ben overseeing everyone) I think this poster would appeal to any fan of the show.
Eventually I would like to get this screen printed. If I do, I’ll post actual photos.
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September 28, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Twitter Comment... @jimmacleod Nice! I just started watching about a month ago. Already through Season 4 - I\'m hooked! - Posted ...
September 28, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Twitter Comment... @kyleridolfo Lost is great. I\'m going to be bummed when it\'s over. There are so many layers to the ...
September 28, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Twitter Comment... @jimmacleod All TV should be that good. - Posted using Chat Catcher ...
November 18, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Twitter Comment... AWESOME non-#lostarg, non-#dcaab, #LOST art!!!! [link to post] - Posted using Chat Catcher ...
January 3, 2010 at 7:44 pm
[...] is another poster that I designed for fun (the first one was my LOST poster). This time I chose ...
February 17, 2010 at 3:15 am
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