Metropolis Poster by Steam Crow

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Permalink Reply by Paul Roman Martinez on September 16, 2010 at 12:28pm

That's adorable, I love it. I really like the texture in your colors.

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Permalink Reply by Steam Crow on September 16, 2010 at 12:56pm

Hey, thanks!

I've been doing more public domain movie/book covers lately. They're a lot of fun.

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Permalink Reply by Tome Wilson on September 17, 2010 at 2:42pm

I love the palette and textures you've used here, SteamCrow. The whole piece has a softness to it, despite the hard Art Deco lines that I appreciate. The brush you used for the wires is also a cool touch.

I'd love to see more classics in this style. Perhaps Things to Come?

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Permalink Reply by Larry on September 17, 2010 at 10:18pm

That's great. You really seemed to capture the feel for the art of that era.

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Permalink Reply by Steam Crow on September 17, 2010 at 11:38pm

Thanks, guys. I tried to make the wires insinuate hair.

I've done posters for 20,000 Leagues, Frankenstein, Nosferatu, Steampunk OZ, Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde so far. I really love monsters too, so I focus on them a fair amount.

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Permalink Reply by Dreia M on October 2, 2010 at 1:14pm

Nice work... wanna talk about your process?

I've been getting into using Illustrator for my decopunk work, is that what you use?

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Permalink Reply by Steam Crow on October 3, 2010 at 12:09am

Process?

Using the pen tool, I draw the character in Illustrator. Usually silhouette first, then add details on top, layer after layer.

I overlay the textures over the top, using adjustment layers. When I'm done, I export as a raster image.

I do final image processing (adjusting curves, adding a bit of noise, desaturating) in Photoshop.



Dreia Melinkoff said:

Nice work... wanna talk about your process?

I've been getting into using Illustrator for my decopunk work, is that what you use?

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