March 2015 Video Tutorial -- Creating a Casino Poster Part 2

[stygg2003]

OK.
If we're going for something completely different, then I've gone for this.

I'm sure I'll get some feedback?!

Here's my feedback Rik - I like that and sure your on a winner, well done.

Stygg

[Rik]

Thanks for your kind comments, Stygg.

I wanted to have another go at doing the Roulette Wheel.

[mwenz]

I definitely like the last two layouts, Rik. I do like the previous head better and like this last roulette wheel best.

[Rik]

Thanks for saying that, Mike.

So, here's the previous header, and the new Roulette Wheel.

Well, I think I've got a couple of happy customers!

[mwenz]

Hey, if I had been hired to create such a poster by an organization I wouldn't hesitate to submit that as the design.

Best regards, Mike

[stygg2003]

Absolutely love it Rik. If I was judging a competition, I'm sure that's the one I'd choose. I've learnt something from your design and layout so were all winners, game over

Stygg

[mikeymopar]

just catching up here. Thx @Gare. i know mine is a little busy too but it's been a good tutorial that just keeps giving.

also@Rik, pretty nice. seems more natural and not forced. and the roulette wheel is great

i definitely am one for less is best and really like yours but it seems like it draws me in but then kinda stops. just wondering...did you try to incorporate Gary's card suit brush at all? seems like it needs a little, i don't know how to say it, i guess, "length" and "depth". would the suit brush (small scaled icons) coming from behind the chips and dice and curving up on top of the cards by a little bit and pointing towards the head help with the segregation and blockiness feel while also drawing your attention back to the event? (man that's a long sentence )

[Gare]

@Rik—

Everything here is a "Work in Progress", until the Artist themselves (or is encouraged by others!) decides the piece is finished.

I see a lot of work you put into the poster, and if you cared to incorporate mikeymopar's suggestion about the custom stroke, the only acceptable place for it would be right here, and honestly, I don't think it improves the design. I couldn't tell until I laid it out. Mikey, if you have an alternative location, we'd all be open for suggestions, I'm sure.




Why not let's think about the typography on the poster for a little? Rik's font (it has the name "Budmo Jiggler" in addition to other names) shows some of the allure of Las Vegas, which is the intelligent approach to typography. Are there any other free fonts or commercial ones you've seen out there that might fit the bill similarly?

I did a quick gather of what I thought might be possibilities and they're in the XAR file attached as shapes, if you'd care to play with them.



My Best,

Gary

P.S. Rik, just so I can be a jerk early in the morning, why didn't you put denominations on the chips instead of the lettering "Poker Chip"?

[mikeymopar]

i was thinking a little more like this....give or take a nudge or two.....

(dang, ul'd wrong one. just added new)

[Gare]

Hi Mickymopar—

I think to make the design work harder for all the elements, one would then have to lighten the background where the spades and clubs appear to fade into nothingness. Believe me, I tried a few variations and couldn't do anything to improve upon what Rik did.

Although...and this might be for a different project altogether: there is a way to add visual importance to an element that's one color against its background when it's the same or nearly the same color. It's a "cheat" design-wise, so be careful when using this that you're inventive and not desperate—you add a glow.