NXNE cover illustration
This was done for the June cover of Lucid Media magazine. The focus of the issue is the North by North East (NXNE) music festival, which is a big free music bash in Toronto that features a huge array of up and coming bands, as well as a few big names.
The festival’s mascot is the bunny that you see on the yellow wristband. I was hoping to create something that was eye catching and keeping with the spirit of the festival without being too overtly like a music poster. The editor wanted to try to tie in the multi faceted aspects of the festival (apart from the music, it also has a film and interactive/ conference portion). I worked the other elements into the tattoo on the main hand.
The piece is probably more inspired by the game, Rockband than the festival itself. I really have no idea if people still wave lighters around at concerts. But heck, it was cool when they did…
Tags: editorial illustration, Illustration, lucid media, photoshop
June 15th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
[...] Charlene Chua illustrates the cover of Lucid Magazine. The feature was the NXNE music festival, which is a big free music bash in Toronto that features over 600 bands & musicians. Read the full post here. [...]
June 16th, 2010 at 7:59 am
[...] Charlene Chua illustrates the cover of Lucid Magazine. The feature was the NXNE music festival, which is a big free music bash in Toronto that features over 600 bands & musicians. Read the full post here. [...]
July 10th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
Just checking back to see your work. This looks dope! Love the angle, feels like being in a super dome er sumn.