Compose two styles
Rather than blending two styles into a middle, this assigns them roles: one carries the structure, the other appears as an accent. Where the two fight, it says so before you start.
How to divide the work
- Composition
- Follow Punk: Deliberate misalignment and overlap; disturb even the margins
- Type
- Set in Punk's manner (Mix newsprint letters, handwriting and stamps), and let Skate Graphics's lettering (Brand name drawn as heavy lettering at the stroke weight of the art) appear only where you want the eye to catch.
- Material
- Ground in Punk's material (Copier paper, tears, black plus a warning color); bring in exactly one thing from Skate Graphics (A few screen colors overlaid, with knockouts letting the wood show through).
- Colour
- Build on #eee3cf, #ef3127, #10100f and admit one accent from #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615.
Where they fight
These two are already listed as related, so the join should come easily.
Caution
- Punk Borrowed rebellion is hollow. Decide what you are protesting first.
- Skate Graphics Leaning on fine detail loses the image the first time it grinds, so the more a board is ridden the less it is worth.
Image prompt
An original image that takes its structure from Punk (Style, 1970s–1980s) and its accent from Skate Graphics (Style, 1980s–). Structural cues: Cut-and-paste letters; Photocopier noise; Handwriting; Ragged placement. Accent cues, used sparingly: Tall deck-bottom composition; Bold-outlined characters; Horror mixed with humor; Grace about being worn away. Composition: Deliberate misalignment and overlap; disturb even the margins. Type and lettering: Mix newsprint letters, handwriting and stamps. Let one material quality come from the second style: A few screen colors overlaid, with knockouts letting the wood show through. Mood: Rebellion, Exhilaration, Play. Color: build on #eee3cf, #ef3127, #10100f with a single accent drawn from #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615. Constraints: do not imitate, reference or name any specific artist, studio, brand, character or copyrighted work. Produce an original composition in the general period languages described above.
Related entries
- Punk 1970s–1980s / Style / Counterculture
A DIY objection to the authority of the tidy, made by cutting, pasting and dirtying.
- Skate Graphics 1980s– / Style / Illustration Styles
Graphics made for the tall canvas of a deck's underside, drawn in the knowledge that grinding will wear them away. Bold outlines and horror-tinged exaggeration, typified by Phillips's Screaming Hand, built a heraldry for the street.
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