Retro Magazine Cover
During a live stream I gave my viewers the opportunity to choose which one of my illustrations to turn into a graphic design.
The viewers selected an illustration that I did a couple of years ago based on a retro magazine cover.
From Life to Vogue to Harper's Bazaar to Vanity Fair... the photography of various vintage magazines is classic. My original illustration showcases my take on a original Playboy cover from 1969.
During the live stream I produced a the lineart was created in Adobe Illustrator and then it was colored in Clip Studio Paint using an XP-Pen Artist 24 Pro Display Tablet. The final background circle was created in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Finally the image was composited together in Photoshop along with the background circle.
I wanted to give the image kind of an Instagram influencer kind of style. Sexy, but not over the top. Also, I did not want the design to look exactly like the picture so I made subtle changes. For example, I reworked the hair somewhat. The funny thing is that some retro magazine covers are tamer than Instagram is today.
I hope that you enjoy.
The final design is available on my Redbubble shop on a number of products and as prints. Click HERE.
This is the final design created in Adobe Illustrator and Clip Studio Paint on an XP-Pen Artist 24 Pro display tablet.
The original pencil and ink illustration was created in 2018. Sometimes I will save illustrations for a while before deciding if I would like to digitize them. I believe if you continue sketching you will have several pieces that can eventually be turned into a graphic.
Here you can see the completed lineart in Adobe Illustrator.
Giving the illustration various line weights gave it a WOW EFFECT.
Here you can see the flattened version in Clip Studio Paint. There were several layers before everything was merged down.
Normally, I would have continued in Illustrator when coloring the design, but this time I decided to do it in Clip Studio Paint. I believe that it was easier managing the shadows and highlights. Also, I was able to give her subtle freckles her cheeks, arms and stomach.
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