Thanks 2020, it’s been real.
The Client
True Story Tent
TST is a platform that supports and encourages the sharing of true personal stories from the Middle East.
@truestorytent
”Thanks 2020, it’s been real” was the first public event after the pandemic hit.
December 2020
Deliverable: One 1080 x 1080 px or 1:1 artwork
Function: Events Poster
Uses: Social Media Advertising, Instagram Poster.
Theme: 2020
Client requirements: Artist has creative freedom.
Medium: Lino cut print
I decided to go the route of representing the location of the event as the main image for the poster. 2020 had been such a chaotic disruptive year for the entire planet that it just made sense to me to focus on the backdrop of the location because it is such a beautiful and serene place, not to mention the thing that we were all so deprived of at the time was the ability to go outside, and so it felt fitting to welcome the TST audience back outside, to reflect back on the monstrous mountains and challenges we all faced, over the course of the year.
My first attempt ended up being a huge mess. Then I tested out the details of the mountains in the color I was hoping to use and realized it wasn’t going to work over the black.
So I decided to print it out in black so that I could then alter the color as well as digitally layer the details on top of the painted piece in Photoshop.
I decided to go with this beautiful jewel blue to create contrast with the black of the mountains yet still give it the appearance of a moonlit night sky.
And this is how it turned out. I was really happy with the end result and I really enjoyed the carving process. I sent this off to Abdallah and he proceeded to enhance the colors even further before adding all the details of the event on the poster.
Color enhancement by Abdullah Al Mawali
Final True Story Tent Poster, Edited by Abdullah Al Mawali