Final version - Photomontage

Here is the final version of my photomontage for my band Salt Water Gargle. I tried to have the poster communicate a "debride-ingly" (not an actual word, I just made it up for the context of this piece) refreshing musical experience, harsh yet cleansing, that had elements of ritualism. I found the sketching process to be extremely helpful in identifying the different ideas in terms of layout, as well as the individual components. Once these had been identified, it was very easy to shuffle them around in ps and tweak them until I arrived at a point where the piece felt complete. The feedback from part one was also very helpful in refining the design.

Photo credits:

Speaker - http://wgs4.com/files/imagecache/product_full/BI_retro30_front.png

Gargling Man - http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/7/7b/Remove-Tonsil-Stones-(Tonsiliths)-Step-13.jpg/670px-Remove-Tonsil-Stones-(Tonsiliths)-Step-13.jpg

Water drop - http://bestclipartblog.com/clipart-pics/water-clip-art-11.jpg

Pouring Salt - http://static.freepik.com/free-photo/salt--pour-sugar--pouring-salt--pour_3302043.jpg

Photomontage - Salt Water Gargle

Above are the two sketches I made while brainstorming posters for my fictitious band "Salt Water Gargle." The first had a sequential theme, while the other two I am thinking more of a poster layout. The band name is in honor of the RSV that has incapacitated my household for the last two weeks. A moment in time. Below is the result of playing around with my ideas in Photoshop.

 

Photo credits:

Speaker - http://wgs4.com/files/imagecache/product_full/BI_retro30_front.png

Gargling Man - http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/7/7b/Remove-Tonsil-Stones-(Tonsiliths)-Step-13.jpg/670px-Remove-Tonsil-Stones-(Tonsiliths)-Step-13.jpg

Water drop - http://bestclipartblog.com/clipart-pics/water-clip-art-11.jpg

Pouring Salt - http://static.freepik.com/free-photo/salt--pour-sugar--pouring-salt--pour_3302043.jpg