Finished Posters

Here I will show the finished designs and comment on the more subtle changes that I made to help bring out each ones full potential.

Cowboy:

So other than the position changes due to the fact that the poster wasn't A1 size and the changes to the look of the slogan there weren't many other changes to speak of. Those two changes were a fairly major undertaking though. They took a lot of thought and a lot of work however, I am really happy with the final product I think that it really works, it's eye-catching and it is simple and those are all the aspects that I could have hoped to included.

Flying Saucer:

This poster underwent some really nice changes I think. This is one might be my favourite. First of all I added a slight gradient to the sky. It may not seem like much but when compared with the previous iteration It adds a lot of depth and interest. Here are some screen shots to illustrate the difference:

Here you can see it clearly. In fact I added detail into all the colours across the board. I increased their saturation and made them stand out more. It made such a huge difference without overpowering the image as a whole and it was such a minute change that I made. The next change was too the slogan. I added a lot of detail and interest with some glow passes and overall colour revamp. This makes it work infinitely better. Again here are some comparison screenshots:

It just is more saturated, engaging, aesthetically pleasing and eye-catching. Again simple tweaks can add the world of difference. Overall I am really happy and proud of this design. I think everything works together to make something really nice and successful.

Nightmare:

This design (in much the same way as the one before it) underwent a series of subtle tweaks that added a huge amount of credibility and impact to the design as a whole. Again this one came out better than I could have hoped. The only real change to speak of was swapping out the window in the original for a single swinging light. Comparison screenshots:

Now I really liked that window. I thought that the colours really worked, the placement was nice, the shadows and light it cast into the room worked a treat but in the end I thought that it took up a bit too much space and detracted somewhat from the impact of the slogan. It was tough to remove it as it was a lot of work getting it to there it was but sometimes you have to make sacrifices. So i then had a blank canvas with just the slogan and after a bit of thought and trial and error I ended up with a single light illuminating the scene from above. Now I think that this makes the whole design look different and work a lot more just from this one change. I was surprised at the difference it made. The whole design feels more enclosed. More desperate and bleak. Yet it doesn't overstep the mark. It doesn't cross too far into actually being creepy it just adds depth and suspense. I also think it looks amazing and was really simple to create. It adds depth, impact and finesse to the slogan by casting light and a shadow on it. Overall it just really brings the scene together and makes the whole design something to be proud of.

Conclusion:

So in conclusion I am really happy with all of my designs. I think they really speak to the art of subtlety and finesse. I was able to add infinitely more depth and interest with only a few minor tweaks here and there and those tweaks bring together each design into something complete and successful. When comparing them to the designs I showed at crit they look notably different and that is all down to one or two minute changes. These changes really worked.