K-DOG'S HOME BREW

SO THIS GUY THAT I WORK WITH, INFORMS ME THAT HE BREWS BEER.  I GET A LOOK AT THE BOTTLE, AND IT'S A SIMPLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD LABEL.  SO, I GET AN IDEA, OF THE LETTERING FIRST, AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE FALLS INTO PLACE.  I ACTUALLY, DID THIS PIECE IN THREE DIFFERENT PARTS, BUT THE THIRD PART I ENDED UP NOT USING, DUE TO ME FEELING LIKE IT WOULD OVERPOWER THE MAIN ARTWORK.  ONCE I SKETCHED EVERYTHING, I LAID DOWN INKS AND SCANNED IT INTO THE COMPUTER FOR TWEAKING.  MOST ARTISTS, TAKE THEIR WORK INTO ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR, AND BASICALLY RE-DRAW THE ENTIRE IMAGE, USING THE COMPUTER TO CREATE STRAIGHTER LINES.  I DON'T.  THIS IS NOT AN ARROGANT CHOICE, OR SOME HOLIER THAN THOU, DECISION, BUT I LIKE TO PRESERVE MY ORIGINAL WORK.  THE MORE I FILTER MY WORK THRU VARIOUS SOFTWARE, THE LESS IT LOOKS LIKE MY WORK, IN MY OPINION.  ONCE, SCANNED AND TWEAKED, I PUT DOWN THE COLORS IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP.  I DO COLORS IN PHOTOSHOP, SO THAT I CAN ALTERNATE VARIOUS COLORS AND COLOR SCHEMES.

I HAD FUN DOING THIS PARTICULAR PIECE.  IF YOU'VE BEEN ON THE GRAM, THEN, YOU'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE, BUT, THIS IS A BETTER LOOK.  I HAD NEVER DONE A BEER LABEL, PRIOR TO THIS, AND I HOPE I GET TO DO ONE AGAIN.  I DID THIS FOR FREE BY THE WAY, BECAUSE, SOMETIMES I JUST LIKE TO HELP PEOPLE OUT...AND ALSO, IT HELPS ME RETAIN CREATIVE CONTROL.  I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S GONNA USE IT OR NOT, BUT, IT'S ONE FOR THE PORTFOLIO FOR SURE.   -  925