movie poster Archives – Wingsart Studio | Cinematic Fonts by Christopher King

Army of Darkness

Comic book inspired poster art for Sam Raimi's third Evil Dead movie, Army of Darkness. Starting as a self-initiated project as a fan of the movie, this poster illustration caught the attention of the Ash vs Evil writing team and (I'm reliably informed) hangs on their office wall. The version shown here is a recent…

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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

An illustrated poster design for a Picture House cinema screening of this classic spaghetti western. I illustrated this poster design to accompany a special screening of Sergio Leone's classic western at London's Ritzy Picture House cinema. Working from DVD captures I sketched out a number of compositions, picking one which was later hand inked with…

Sketchbook

Michael Mann’s Heat

A motion poster concept for Michael Mann's crime epic Heat; created using a 2D poster. Using the elements from an original poster design created in Photoshop, I created an animated sequence exploring the idea of motion posters as a potential replacement for traditional printed images; to be displayed in theatre waiting areas, ticket booths and…

Sketchbook

12 Angry Men

An illustrated poster concept and comic book for the classic jury room drama 12 Angry Men. If you're searching for film to lift your spirits I highly recommended the classic legal drama, 12 Angry Men. An exceptionally well written examination of what happens when one lone member of a jury questions the evidence in a…

Sketchbook

Malena

Illustrated poster explorations for Malena, starring Monica Bellucci. Using this project as an excuse to test the Clip Paint Studio software on the Microsoft Surface Pro, I sketched these drawings based on the film Malena; a period story that suited a European sketched ink style (at least, that's what I was aiming for). Poster Concept…

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Legend

An illustrated poster concept for Ridley Scott's fantasy classic Legend. Hand drawn with ink and brush, this poster concept for Ridley Scott's 80s fantasy film Legend, leads with the character of the Darkness played by Tim Curry. Close Up Lili and Unicorn Icon Good vs Evil Tim Curry (Aka Darkness) Sketchbook Early Concept Sketch Early…

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The Naked Gun

Frank Drebin returns in this illustrated poster for the new Alternative Movie Posters Book. Combining hand-inked outlines and Photoshop colours, this poster design for the excellent The Naked Gun was featured in Alternative Movie Posters, one of the first books to cover the growing underground movie poster scene. Final Poster Sketchbook Pencil Rough Original Inks