This is the first canvas i have designed, this was quite an experimental piece for me as i haven't worked with canvas's before and wanted to get a feel for it for potential future designs.
This design is being created with the purpose of a controversial t-shirt, It aims to be quite clever by using something associated with happiness and kindness and portraying it in a negative manor.
When i first began composing graphic work i was very interested in contrast, black and white colouring, overlay effects and portraying a sketchy urban style. At the time Banksy was just beginning to climax in his commercial status, and the film sin city had just been released. These would be the main source of influence for my design style through my college years.
The brief for this project was to portray the journey from your house to College in an interesting and artistic fashion.
The concept of my design, was that i dreampt my way to college as a detective making his journey through a run down city, controlled by gangs and de-generates, on his way to the Police Department (my college)
This was a design i created for the dvd cover for a short skateboarding video i had just made. The urban gritty style i had at the time seemed to work for this genre of film.