UPDATE
on a whole the band liked it but has asked for the
astronaut to be replaced with something more from
the old world..which is not a problem for me
first draft
ok so this is the most nerve racking time
when you sent it off to the band and you
have no idea what their response will be..
fingers crossed
disc art
i wanted to keep this fairly simple and
have the lighthouses kinda make a clock
face
stages 4
the astronaut had to be like an old 70's
style astronaut ..mainly cause i liked the
orange jumpsuit..the issue with this has been
my war between wanting it to be detailed but
not having it a mess when shrunk down..the
removal of the canvas texture helped with this..
as a side note i really wanted him to look like
ernest hemingway or atleast how pappa would have
seen him self as the old man
stage 3-lighthouse island
finding the right way to do the island was tricky
at first i wanted a manhattan island sized island
full of lighthouses..an idea i might keep to one side
for further boy and bear material ..in the end a rottness
island sized island was the best option..it seemed to hold
more of a mysterious island quality to it
the lighthouse
the lighthouse took a while to create..to have
one lighthouse that can look like a town full
of lighthouses with out it looking like i just
cut and paste was a hard balance to find
stage 2- background texture
as done before in their poster i wanted
the weathered and textured backgrounds of
my boy and bear stuff to be a link from
project to project..my aim is to have it
look like an old movie being projected onto
old tattered wallpaper
stage one-the concept
the idea of a an island filled with nothing
but lighthouses has been in my head for a
while..it wasnt executed earlier because i
had it on hold for a childrens book but after
reworking that i decided to attach it to this
project mainly due to the fact i wanted something
bold an unseen before to be placed behind the
lost at sea astronaut .
