Set Project: Project development for the cover (5 sketches from the class)

Today I was up to designing my version of the cover. It is a challenge for me because designing characters is one of my strongest weakness. Even more when it comes to set the cover. As you can assume, I gave myself a high expectation. However, I played music to let my thoughts blew away.

I was searching for the best shots from the photo session from March 1967. Fortunately, as I mentioned in the research post, the inner cover is basically composed of a group portrait. It gave me more possibilities, even more, because web sources giving endless possibility.

Michael Cooper Studios, Inner cover picture for Sgt.Pepper, 1967

I usually place the picture in front of me when I intend to sketch something. And the results were not always satisfying. I think that the reason is in the unceasing gaze upon the real-life photo. Then, it turned me to keeping the rational shapes and proportions. In illustrations, the key is in keeping the simplified form possible, for sure the facial features should be recognizable. The latter aspect I always consider as the biggest problem.

This time I changed the process. I used the terms from the session such as exaggerated forms with a different style. I took the screen with the photograph on my left-hand side, checking it only from time to time. This allowed me to focus on my sketch, on the paper in front of me, not on the example.

After a break, I took another approach. Basing on the different picture. Now, I can assume that still, I need to improve my perception regarding tasks like this. I would need to dig deeper in further exercises into characteristic features. Overall, it seems to be a bit bland. Nevertheless, I hope that it gave me a positive warm-up before creating a cover.

This sketch I made entirely from my imagination. After researches, it inspired me to make a small illustration with a cirrus theme. I can also consider it as a warm-up exercise.

References:

Michael Cooper Studios (1967) Inner cover picture for Sgt.Pepper.

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