Buck Up!

So, as I mentioned previously I've been working on a poster for a campaign launched by the folks over at positive posters giving a prompt of "a glass half full." Well, here's my response:

This represents my first real exploration of the poster format, and I've got to say, I like it. I'm pleased with how this one came out, especially considering the lengths I went to complete it. I painted all of Mr 1/2 Full and the words below him in gouache and then outlined those segments in pencil on vellum. Those parts were scanned in pieces because my scanner isn't a large enough format to handle the size that I had created them on, so it took a little fiddling on the computer to make it work. Did I say a little fiddling? I meant more than a little, like a lot. I don't normally like how images look when I piece them together but I think in this particular case it's not very noticeable.

Originally I wasn't going to have the words above Mr. 1/2 full but I think they add a little bit more self-awareness and direct relation to the prompt itself. those elements were also drawn with pencil on vellum. I decided that the plus shape of Mr. 1/2 full was getting lost amidst all of his angles and edges so I traced the most frontal +, scanned that in and digitally colored it white, I think that works pretty well.

Like I said, I'm pretty satisfied, and my entry has been officially submitted and is awaiting review by the "moderation queue." It should be up in the next couple days (I'll post a direct link to the page when I get confirmation), happy viewing!