Posters Revisited

I was recently asked for a print of the Jackie Brown poster that I did earlier this year, but  with the title integrated into the design.  I decided to also tweak the frame size and add a border so it would better match the posters I've been doing for The Paramount.  I was so pleased with the way it looked, I did the same thing for my Blade Runner design.  

There's also a teaser poster for an upcoming Doctor Who event.  Check back soon to see the finalized poster!

Greg White Illustration

Halloween Machine Twenty-Thirteen!

 Hello ladies and ghouls!  It's once again Halloween, which means I can catch up on the post I forgot to do last year.  Well, that and eat ALL the candy.  This year was my 7th annual costumed pumpkin carving party, and so once again I felt obliged to do some original art for the invitations.  You may recall previous years here and here.  It kind of forced me to do a style that I hadn't really messed with for a year, but it was fun.  You'll also notice the artwork from the previous year, which, due to a sugar-induced coma I forgot to post last year.  Finally, there is a new feature, one of my few forays into 3-dimensional artwork.  I went as Kane from 'Alien' this year, and decided to create my own chest-burster.  This little sucker is made from styrofoam, sculpey clay, wire, some plastic, hot glue, house paint, and mod podge.  Happy Halloween everybody!

Greg White Illustration

It's Just a Jump to the Left...

For the 2nd movie poster this month I've illustrated the insane Halloween classic, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."  This one was fun, but a bit of a beast.  I had to redraw Tim Curry about 5 times to get his creepy mug the way I wanted it.  You can see a few of the earlier versions below.  My favorite part of this one is Riff Raff and Magenta firing their anti-matter lasers to create the border.  They were by far the easiest characters to draw.  I know it's probably a little controversial to do a Rocky Horror poster that doesn't actually depict Rocky in all his muscular glory, but I thought it was more fun to maintain a bit of mystery about the character.  Now I'm off to start work on my Halloween costume for this year.  I intend on being a complete bloody mess.

  Greg White Illustration

We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes

Hello m'lovelies!  It's that time of year again!  Halloween is just around the corner, and as such I've been wearing last year's Adam West Batman costume around the house as much as humanly possible while procuring a nest made of "fun-size" candy bars in the living room that I sleep on and guard with the ferocity of a mother polar bear.  

When I find time, however, I've also been working on some artwork.  I got the full lineup of films for the local repertory theater, picked out a good one for later in the month, (to assure I had plenty of time) and had been working out the comps for a poster when suddenly I had an idea I couldn't shake for the screening of "Psycho."  The only problem?  It was the first screening of the month, giving me only a week to work it into my schedule and get it to print.  Thanks a pantload creative unconscious!  Well, somehow it all fell into place much faster than I'd anticipated, and I got the entire thing done less than 2 days after the initial conception.  It was an easy birth.

Movie Mania Part II

Last July marked a very sad occasion for myself and many of my friends.  It was the one year anniversary of the death of our beloved friend, Caleb Braudrick.  I don't quite know how to put into words the enormity of loss I still feel at his passing.  He was a fierce friend with a big heart and an infectious laugh who had a passion for helping the underdog.  He was a thoughtful man, a musician and writer, and perhaps the funniest person I have ever met.  He was also a huge fan of horror movies, and I attribute some of my own love of the genre to his influence.  We decided to celebrate his life with a double feature of two of his favorite films, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Lunch Meat."  A local repertory cinema, The Paramount graciously allowed us to use their facility, and the evening was a huge success full of laughter, memories, and a few tears.

I was so impressed with The Paramount that I went back and spoke with them about future posters for upcoming events, and I got my chance to participate this weekend with a screening of "Apocalypse Now."  The producer of the film, Gray Frederickson, came and did a Q & A and signed posters.  It was cool to get to chat with him about the film and rub elbows with other cinema lovers.

Thundercats Ho!!!

My initial goal with this project was to just draw the Thundercats team, but once they were assembled, I simply couldn't stop and decided to put them in a full poster design.  This proved more difficult than I originally planned, because I had to change the lighting and colors dramatically.  Tygra was, once again, the most difficult character to get right, but it all worked out in the end.

Greg White Illustration

Thundercats!!!

It takes a really confident man-lion to try and pull off a leotard with an ab hole cut in it, but if anyone could do it, it was Lion-O.  And in all the episodes of Thundercats I watched growing up, I don't recall anyone giving him any guff for it.  And who would?!  He's the lord of the Thundercats, he can wear what he wants!  

Greg White Illustration