Lunar Rock Poster #319

Wake up early is good! Difficult but possible with a bit of determination. It allows me to take the time to search a picture and think about what kind of poster I will create before opening Photoshop.

The Design

The global plan and idea about today’s poster is about to use the picture of a rock. A black rock that made me think about a Lunar Rock, the reason why of the design’s name.

With this goal in mind, I clip the rock and import it on my canvas to start designing. I almost forget to say that I didn’t want to use Apollo’s head. So, I start by creating a shadow to under the rock to make it look stable in the poster.
After that, I got the idea to add a colorful gradient under the shadow. Like if the rock is capable to emit shinning colors.
That is for the funny part.

Once I made the rock and the shadow, I noticed that the design must be minimalist and subtle. The rock takes a lot of place and its graphic qualities are consequent. I also didn’t want to break it by adding another unnecessary artifact. Firstly, because I wanted the focus on the rock and secondly, because think about add other elements will take me too much time. Without being sure to find something added in the end.

To finish the design, I added a rectangle on the top with a drop shadow effect and another rectangle with a perspective. That’s all for today.