DIARMUID & Paul GATHERING OF THE TRIBE
illustration and hand lettering by Steve Simpson and Saray Elena
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Irish celebrity gardener, Diarmuid Gavan commissioned this poster for his Garden Festival last year.
All the type is hand drawn.
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Pencil sketch
Rory and Diarmuid's EXTRAORDINARY PLANTS was a piece Steve illustrated the previous year and became the style inspiration for the new poster.
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inspiration
We were very happy with how the balloon became the holding mechanism for both the main type and the characters/plants.
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Rough colour
ARTWORK
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Detail
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Detail
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Detail
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Detail
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Final Artwork
Still a few signed prints available here
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