Sketchbook, One Drawing a Day: The Nightmare Before Christmas

This week’s sketchbook drawings focus on rough compositions for a concert poster I am working on. The music that will be performed is the score from Tim Burton’s movie The Nightmare Before Christmas. While I was brainstorming concepts for this poster, I studied the overall look and feel of the movie but made a conscious effort not to use any of the characters or any specific graphic elements from the movie. Essentially, I am trying to visually emphasize the word ‘nightmare’ in my concepts while creating a theme that is unique to Cleveland.

The concert is being organized by Sombrero Brothers Productions and  Kris ‘skinnyk’ Morron, a talented trombonist, composer and conductor. The event will be taking place in October, 2013 and is a showcase of local Cleveland music talent.

Once I finalize all the details of the poster, I will create an in-depth tutorial outlining the process and techniques I used.

The Nightmare Before Christmas, Rough Composition, 4-28-13.

The Nightmare Before Christmas, Rough Composition, 4-29-13.

The Nightmare Before Christmas, Rough Composition, 4-30-13.

The Nightmare Before Christmas, Rough Composition, 5-1-13.

The Nightmare Before Christmas, Rough Composition, 5-2-13.

The Nightmare Before Christmas, Rough Composition, 5-3-13.

The Nightmare Before Christmas, Rough Composition, 5-4-13.

The Nightmare Before Christmas Poster. Color Scheme and Fonts, 5.5.2013

The Nightmare Before Christmas Poster. Skeleton Poses, 5.6.2013

The Nightmare Before Christmas Poster. Christmas Lights, 5.7.2013

The Nightmare Before Christmas Poster. Tombstones, 5.8.2013

The Nightmare Before Christmas Poster. Skeletons and Lights, 5.9.2013

The Nightmare Before Christmas Poster. Graveyard, 5.10.2013

The Nightmare Before Christmas Poster. Base Render, 5.11.2013

The Nightmare Before Christmas Poster (almost done)