This is a screen-printed poster illustration for Austin, TX musician, Bob Schneider. He has an annual Independence Day concert. One of the songs on his latest album is about being an astronaut in the Space Force (Lord of the Flies).
Here are a few of the initial concept sketches sent to Bob for approval...
I then created a 3D model in Google SketchUp to use as the figure's interior and matched it up with a screenshot of Bob from one of his YouTube videos. This part is always the most challenging and requires prodding the lazy hamster in my brain to work at maximum speeds.
The line work is always my favorite part. Certain elements such as the typography were created in Illustrator...
Coloring and creating color separations is always a tricky endeavor. (We can't all be Daniel Danger with 14 colors!) This is typically a back-and-forth conversation with my screen printer, Quinn Murphy at Hamster Labs. The final version ended up being a 5 color print.
