It has been ages since I have executed a watercolor painting. Nowadays, I almost exclusively use gouache as it produces an even matte tone suitable for screenprinting.
However, if a commissioned piece is to be color-copied from a high-quality scan, watercolor makes a wonderful showing.
The poster pictured draws its origins from a decidedly Art Deco aesthetic. I designed the alphabet used for the font myself based on various Art Deco alphabets. Inspiration from 1920s French travel posters provided beach scenes and coastal play portraying leisure summer afternoons perfectly coinciding with the notion of a summer camp located directly on the beautiful Pacific Ocean.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Watercolor, Art Deco & the Travel Poster
Posted by Unknown at 4:19 PM
Labels: Art Deco, font design, France, French, Octavine Illustration, original art, poster art, poster design, travel poster, Watercolor
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Love the font and the watercolor
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