Since I've completely bypassed (for the most part) my research into other illustrators, designers & artists in this blog, I suppose I'd better give you a look at some work I've looked at & taken inspiration from.
Obviously, as I noted in my post before last, I have looked at various comic book artists. I've done this because most comic book heroes are associated with America, notably New York & I think a recognizable style such as this would work well on an American mural.
While investigating Comic book artists, I stumbled upon Greg Horn, an illustrator for Marvel & DC, aswell as various other comic books & video game covers.
http://greghornjudge.com/
His style is much too lifelike for my taste. This is not the kind of style I wanted to approach on my mural, although it does look effective, I just don't think the impact is there to make a Yo Sushi wall mural in New York stand out as being stereotypically American. I think a much more vibrant, colourful approach would work better.
Pictured here, are a couple of examples of cover art from Marvel & DC Star Wars & Superman comics from the 1970's & 1980's respectively. This vibrant, retro looking art style, in my opinion, perfectly defines comic book art & would look visually stunning as part of a wall mural. Aside from portraying New Yorks icons & landmarks in this style, incorporating elements of the comic books themselves would also show the link between "Yo Sushi: New York" & my chosen art style. With some of these old school comic books, halftone print is commonly seen, so maybe using a look similar to that (almost similar to the work of Lichtenstein) may also help give a retro-comic feel to my mural. The reason for my choice of a retro style is because retro seems to be coming back into fashion, toy companies are reverting back to their original packaging designs from this era, comic book heroes themselves are appearing on clothing etc. This retro/pop culture feel is beginning to become highly desired amongst the youths of today & I think using this style for my mural will appeal to that audience.
Obviously, as I noted in my post before last, I have looked at various comic book artists. I've done this because most comic book heroes are associated with America, notably New York & I think a recognizable style such as this would work well on an American mural.
While investigating Comic book artists, I stumbled upon Greg Horn, an illustrator for Marvel & DC, aswell as various other comic books & video game covers.
http://greghornjudge.com/
His style is much too lifelike for my taste. This is not the kind of style I wanted to approach on my mural, although it does look effective, I just don't think the impact is there to make a Yo Sushi wall mural in New York stand out as being stereotypically American. I think a much more vibrant, colourful approach would work better.
Pictured here, are a couple of examples of cover art from Marvel & DC Star Wars & Superman comics from the 1970's & 1980's respectively. This vibrant, retro looking art style, in my opinion, perfectly defines comic book art & would look visually stunning as part of a wall mural. Aside from portraying New Yorks icons & landmarks in this style, incorporating elements of the comic books themselves would also show the link between "Yo Sushi: New York" & my chosen art style. With some of these old school comic books, halftone print is commonly seen, so maybe using a look similar to that (almost similar to the work of Lichtenstein) may also help give a retro-comic feel to my mural. The reason for my choice of a retro style is because retro seems to be coming back into fashion, toy companies are reverting back to their original packaging designs from this era, comic book heroes themselves are appearing on clothing etc. This retro/pop culture feel is beginning to become highly desired amongst the youths of today & I think using this style for my mural will appeal to that audience.
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