Colour choices

For my final piece I need to decide on the colour scheme I will be following for the gig poster. I tried four different colour schemes in my poster to see which work best. I tried monochromatic, analogous,  triadic and complementary. The first one I tried was monochromatic. It is clean, elegant, simple and easy to get right. It is a good way to quickly establish an overall mood and it is soothing and easy on the eye. It is unified and harmonious. I don't think this would be a good colour scheme to use for my final piece because 60's psychedelic gig posters are bright, colourful, contrasting and eye catching. The second colour scheme I tried was Triadic. It uses a strong contrast, while retaining harmony and richness. It is not as jarring as complementary. It uses one dominating colour and the others are used in a supporting role. I think this would be good for a gig poster because it stands out and catches peoples eyes. The third colour scheme I chose was complementary. This colour scheme creates a high level of contrast and is very vibrant. It can sometimes come across as too jarring, which can be good in a gig poster as it catches people's eye. The final colour scheme I tested out was analogous. It is similar to monochromatic however it offers more nuances. It is an eye catching colour scheme to use for a gig poster without looking messy. It uses a middle colour to dominate with surrounding similar colours to support. When there is a range of values and saturation it adds interest. I think this would work well for a gig poster too. 

Drafting

Type Choices

Emulate

After my copy, I now have to create a piece using the same process that would have been used for the original image. So, I began by taking a photo to use for the gig poster.

I then printed it out, and started to draw it in the position that I wanted for my gig poster.
Once I had drawn it, I scanned it into illustrator, like I did for my copy, and traced it to up the threshold and create clear black and white lines.

 

I then put it in photoshop and started to add colour.

Once I had chosen a background colour, I started adding the fine details.

I then changed the background colour so it was slightly darker, finished off the detail and it was finished.

Copy

I started my copy and emulate task by browsing through pinterest and trying to find 60's gig posters that are similar to my theme that involved a number of processes that I could try out myself. So, first I found the image I wanted to copy...

I then drew it in pencil, scanned it into Illustrator and started tracing it using the 'trace' tool and upping the threshold so it is all strong black and white so it is easier to work with on photoshop.

Once I had traced the image I coloured it in a dark green colour, similar to the image I am copying.

I then opened the image in photoshop and coloured the white in a light yellow/green colour similar to the original picture. I also used the eraser tool and got rid of the sun rays next to the face in my copy because it wasn't picking up very well on photoshop, so I removed it and re-drew it with the line tool in photoshop, and coloured it light green like the original.

I then got the shape tool and selected the circle shape and started to add some yellow dots onto the hair like the original, I reduced the opacity of the coloured circles so they are more subtle like the original. This is my final copy.