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I’m just trying to keep it real.  I don’t even know if that phrase is still relevant but Shawn Anderson, aka, Substance certainly is.  I had the opportunity to do all the artwork for his upcoming CD, “Black Market.”  The guy was a pleasure to work with and even if I hadn’t done the album cover I’d still buy the CD.  The guy has a lot of talent.  I was commissioned to do the front and back CD covers along with artwork to be printed on the CD and two illustrative inserts.

The work was done in pen and ink and colored in photoshop.  He wanted it dark and gritty so I didn’t hold back on the ink splatter and stayed far away from my pure intense colors.  At the same time I wanted to keep that watercolor painterly look even though I worked digitally.  I hope everyone likes the artwork and go out and buy the album coming out in Aug/Sept.  Click on the link below for more information about Substance and the upcoming album.

http://www.sonicbids.com/substance09

The CD art is the man lighting the cigeratte.  The back cover is the Black Market warehouse.  The two inserts are the backroom and the tickets.