How to Design and Illustrate a Concert Poster - Our Process Creating Gig Posters for The National

This video takes a behind the scenes "deep dive" into the DKNG illustration process. Dan and Nathan discuss their latest gig poster set for The National for their shows at the Greek Theatre Los Angeles and how they used Adobe Illustrator to create this diptych design. Learn more about the Stegosaurus art print: https://www.dkngstudios.com/blog/2023... Learn more about design and illustration from DKNG on Skillshare: https://www.dkngstudios.com/skillshare Join the DKNG Newsletter: https://www.dkngstudios.com/newsletter Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - Project background 1:57 - Working from a sketch 2:30 - Working with limited colors 4:20 - Batching illustration tasks to make progress 6:30 - Deciding on a style and level of detail 8:20 - Starting on the downtown urban scene 9:15 - Establishing the transition between neighborhoods 10:20 - Stylizing the height and perspective of skyscrapers 12:00 - Integrating typography into the composition 13:05 - The importance of working from a sketch 15:30 - Laying realistic shadows over surfaces with varying depth 16:00 - Preparing halftone separations for screen printing 17:23 - Combining geometric and organic elements in the same style 18:15 - Fusing illustration and custom text in the same style 20:30 - Specific shadow details and how to approach them 23:42 - Aiming for perfection vs. aesthetic balance 25:05 - Logistics of printing a diptych two-up on a larger parent sheet 26:28 - Outro