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Riverdale Poster

Using the original portrait paintings from another post, I have managed to digitally edit them, and other paintings you will see further down on this page, into one poster design.

The poster is inspired by 1950's movie poster designs through the composition, font and use of a border, but with my painterly style, I have managed to provide a more modern twist on the 50's posters. The typeface is worn down and eroded away to help reflect the ideas from the show 'Riverdale' - the town looks perfect and idyllic at first glance, but a closer look shows that the town is far from that. The characters are also conveying ideas from the show - Archie is the main character and that is shown purely through the fact that he is the largest, Betty and Veronica are standing back to back and the next largest in size, this is because the show has a love-triangle, will Archie pick B or V? Cheryl, Toni, Kevin, Reggie and Josie are considerably smaller in size, this is because they are the minor and supporting characters, but even then, Cheryl is standing proud in the front as she is the girl who would always be the star of every photo. Including Pop's Diner into the poster design was also important, not just to help with capturing the feeling of creating a poster inspired by 50's design, but also because that restaurant is included a lot in the show.
Riverdale Poster
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Riverdale Poster

Using the original portrait paintings above, I have managed to digitally edit them, and other paintings you will see further down on this page, i Read More

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