magazine cover

[keenerbean]

Hey all,
I posted an illustration I did for an underground hip hop magazine a while back. Anyway, they liked it (or my price) so much that they got me to do the cover of the next issue. I ended up pressed for time so it's not as hot as I would like but I thought I'd show ya.
The funny thing was that my girlfriend, who's a professional graphic designer, decided to help me out by colouring an alternate version. So here they are. Don't be afraid to tell me if you like hers more. I do.:D

Oh yeah, the guy in the picture is Buju Banton "chanting down Babylon".

Mine
http://members.shaw.ca/dylan.chater/images/buju72.jpg

Hers
http://members.shaw.ca/dylan.chater/images/buju_FLAT_TYPE.jpg

[davi]

very cool, i think her changes make it very magazine friendly and "complete". Keep up the good work..and uh.... rap...on...bortha`... sorry...trying to be hip. d to avizzle for. shizzle in this hizzle my nizzles..

[ChadTHX1138]

I dont know why but Alex Toth came to mind when I first looked at this.

I know it's too late to crit. The forearm going torward the viewer could be a bit larger, it make the hand look like the big "We're #1" foam hands you see at the games.

Looking good though.

[Tedsuo]

Including a babylon looking city was a good touch. But it's the pose you put him in that makes it work.

[keenerbean]

Hey, just thought I'd mention that the client went with her version which was humbling but it was fun to do a joint project like that and they are really happy with the result.

Davi: Word to your sentence, verb, dangling participle.

ChadTHX1138 I totally agree about the forearm. I still have trouble with forced perspective sometimes and I didn't realize it was so out of wack until I was halfway through colouring. I'll probably fix it for my portfolio.

Tedsuo Thanks man.

[brads3d]

Is that what Buju does when he's not singing about shooting Matty boys in d' head? just kiddin. That's a very moving illustration. I think I like the top one better, but if you gotta change it for mag-ness, you gotta.

[ELGRECO]

Ilike it. Well done.