Poster

[ZEBtoonz]

A couple of months ago I did a poster for a client who owns a restaurant. He wanted a poster that was the size of a door that included pretty much his entire family. So I did some preliminary sketches of each person to get the caricatures right. Then I did a sketch putting them all together--whew! His restaurant is a sort of retro Jetson theme, so everything was spaceships and futuristic Jetson buildings on platforms.

In any case, once the sketches were all approved I did the final in Xara using several layers for the various parts of the poster so I could move things around and get the composition the way he wanted it. I think it came out pretty good.

[Rik]

Zeb.

Sheer brilliance.

[ZEBtoonz]

Thanks, Rik! I've been waiting for Gary's post about your XX art show so I could rave about it--outstanding work!!! You remind me of Gary with your graphic and design sense and expertise! Terrific work!

[wizard509]

Great poster Zeb, kinda reminiscent of the jetsons.

[Hwy101]

Very Nice Zeb! --Hwy101

[Albacore]

Stuck to the theme right through Zeb wonderful. Did you pen & ink, scan it and import it to hand trace it so achieve the final poster or just rough pencil sketch then work on the rough sketch in Xara? I work on community health publications where each publication has a cartoon but I lack the confidence to take very rough sketches into the programme to work and finalise them there. I think it is because I am quicker with a pencil & pen but I would like to know how other people work. Still a great bit of work!

[pauland]

Fantastic poster. Please take a photograph when it's in-situ. I'd love to see what his retro restaurant looks like!

[masque]

Looks really great, I'd love to see it in situ as well. Also be interested to know of any difficulties in getting it proofed and printed at that size.
Derek

[ZEBtoonz]

Did you pen & ink, scan it and import it to hand trace it so achieve the final poster or just rough pencil sketch then work on the rough sketch in Xara?

I do a rough sketch in pencil, then on a light table, I tape a clean sheet of paper on top and finalize the pencil sketch, scan it and bring it into Xara. From there I go over the lines on one layer, color on another, and background.

Paul and Derek, I don't have a pic of this up in his restaurant yet--I will ask. But attached is a pic of the front of the place with the sign that I did for him previously.

[pauland]

Thanks Zeb - looks like a great place - good job on the sign.