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Rose, Thorn and Color Theory by *AdamHughes:iconAdamHughes:

Categories Cartoons & Comics > Digital Media > Comics > Misc

©2009 *AdamHughes
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Here's the 6 covers I did for DC Comics' ROSE & THORN miniseries several years ago. All were pen & ink illustrations colored in Photoshop.

I include them as one image because I was trying to be all long-haired & high-falutin' with my design idea: all the covers would use only red and green; a bang-on complimentary color theory.

I got the idea from going to the Norman Rockwell exhibit at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. A bunch of Rockwell's SATURDAY EVENING POST covers used this amazingly restrictive palette of just red & green.

(and I know the earlier ones that were only printed with red & black inks were just as restrictive, but that is a tale for another time)

So, I tried my best to just use the colors of a red roses on these, with varying degrees of success. But a fun exercise!

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~Temphis Mar 25, 2009, 4:51:55 PM
Groovy. The color thing definitely works to draw the whole collection together; gives it a strong identity.

Plus: anyting inspired by Norman Rockwell is off to a good start, anyway :)

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~inuyashasgrrl Mar 25, 2009, 4:52:38 PM
love them!!

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~Lootron Mar 25, 2009, 4:53:48 PM
WTF !!! Great ! I love the colours
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~turis2gutz Mar 25, 2009, 4:54:26 PM
sexy madness, I love the facial expressions, amazing. Keep it up as always AH!!!!

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~nickv47 Mar 25, 2009, 4:57:05 PM
I really enjoyed these covers when this series came out. It's def cool to hear the story behind the covers. The one with that is primarily white is my fav.

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=grumpygoat Mar 25, 2009, 5:01:11 PM
Rockwell is amazing, I'm a Leyendecker girl myself, especially after seeing his exhibit last year. It's amazing the color range you can get out of red, green, black, and white.

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~spidermanfan2099 Mar 25, 2009, 5:03:06 PM
These covers are great, the colour scheme works a treat :D

I should try and get hold of these copies.
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*richten Mar 25, 2009, 5:04:05 PM
The fifth one is my favourite, I must say.
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*Arcalian Mar 25, 2009, 5:04:53 PM
:omg: :wow:

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~humblestudent Mar 25, 2009, 5:07:33 PM
The 1st one is so creative. The resolution is just perfect! The color on the series brings them together nicely as well

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