Death Star, Boba Fett Helmet, Rebel sign

Opening crawls from Star Wars, episodes IV, V, VI

Pilot lettering pen, white gouache

50*65 cm

     One of my coolest projects to date : the opening crawls from all 3 original Star Wars, each representing a symbol from the trilogy. I'm really getting the hang of my new script, and was fortunate enough to find some incredible clients to work with on all 3 different pieces, who are now in 3 different cities and 2 different countries.

      Though represented above in episode order, the pieces were done one after the other with no logic whatsoever : VI, IV, then V. But when sorted chronologically, you can really see the details of each symbol getting more and more complicated.

     The rebel symbol was actually quite straightforward. It wasn't much more complicated that my nuun calligram from a few months ago. But the idea of a Star Wars Series came from there.

     With the Death Star, I wanted to introduce the two-tone look, and was lucky enough to get it right first time around. I just water down the same gouache I use for the clear white.

     And finally, the Boba Fett helmet was just a pain to do. Not only did I have to use the two-tone effect again (which is actually a pain to work with), but I also had tons of tiny, tiny areas where I couldn't write, so instead used flourisher. It took a lot of workarounds to fit the text where it needed to be. Plus, the Boba Fett helmet is a pain to draw, because it's symmetrical enough that you can't freehand it, but complicated enough that you can't just use a ruler either. Hearing the client was happy with it was definitely a relief, and it's become my family's favourite as well.

I'll leave anyone who's read till the end with two WIP pictures I posted on my instagram whilst I was working on these pieces. Don't forget to share the post and pictures if you enjoyed them !

Far Away - José Gonzalez

Gouache noire

50x65

Angelus (prière Chrétienne)

Gouache noire & Encre blanche

50x65

     Cela faisait un moment que je n'avais pas posté de vrai tableaux. Plutôt sur Instagram en ce moment, je me limite à quelques gribouillages réguliers. Pourtant, cela fait plus d'une semaine que je travaille sur cet Angelus. L'idée était de commencer par un fond reprenant les vieux manuscripts des films Chinois, et d'ajouter une couche en Chancellerie blanche par dessus. L'Angelus me permet d'écrire le même texte deux fois : le fond en Latin, le premier plan en Français.

     Malheureusement, mon appareil photo vieillissant, et le ciel étant de plus en plus gris en ce moment, les véritables couleurs du tableau ne ressortent pas du tout : le papier est un rouge écarlate, et le blanc est beaucoup plus vif que sur la photo. Une fois que j'aurais réussi à prendre une vraie photo, le tableau finira sur ma boutique Etsy.

Pater Noster (prière Chrétienne)

Pilot Lettering Pen, Daler & Rowney Titanium White Acrylic,

  A2 Paper

     Beaucoup plus simple que la création précédente, il m'a fallu une soirée, du concept à la fin du tableau. J'ai gardé la même taille de pinceau, avec un papier plus petit, ce qui donne aux lettres un aspect plus grand que mon précédent calligramme en rond. 

      Il sera mis en vente sur Etsy dans quelques jours. Quelques photos de près :

La Tzigane - Apollinaire

Pilot Lettering Pen, Daler & Rowney Titanium White Acrylic,

  Paper, 75x110cm

 

     Cela fait maintenant un mois que je travaille ce style de calligramme en rond. Le script a des influences Gothiques, en grande partie Textura, avec des touches de Fraktur. Le nom du poème et de l'auteur viennent d'une variante d'Italique, parfois appellée "la Française". L'oeuvre en elle-même est immense, par rapport à mon habitude : 75x110cm, ou un peu plus grand qu'un papier A1. La grandeur est voulue, afin que le calligramme ait une dimension "épique".

     Le script est extrêmement prometteur mais je regrette qu'il soit, pour le moment, complètement illisible. Il m'arrive de ne pas m'y retrouver, alors que je l'ai écrit. Le texte vient de mon poème préféré, La Tzigane, par Apollinaire. Voilà, plus bas, quelques détails de l'oeuvre, puis les études qui l'ont précédé.

      Cette oeuvre n'est pas à vendre (pour le moment), mais n'hésitez pas à me contacter pour une pièce du même style, sur mesure.

      This painting is not for sale (for now), but don't hesitate to contact me for a similar, custom piece.

1ère étude

 2ème étude, première en rond

     I'm still playing around with that graffiti script. Whipped this up after watching Exit Through the Gift Shop - great documentary. I've got another graffiti piece drying at the moment, I think the script has potential I really want to work on. Also gives me a great excuse not to practice my Spencerian.

You can purchase it here : https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/191298923/banksy-is-overrated-a2

https://www.etsy.com/shop/SamyAmar
 

     I've just opened a shop on Etsy ! You can purchase some of the pieces I've already posted here, as well as some older works. With the academic year coming to an end, and having to move houses in a month, I decided to find a good way to empty my cupboard of all the calligraphy pieces that were just gathering dust.

     And to celebrate, I've got a new piece, and a new script, a graffiti hand inspired by Major Lazer's Aerosol Can music video.

Eminem

Pilot Lettering Pen, Windsor & Newton India Black Ink, 

Molotow Marker, Molotow Acrylic

A2 Paper

Vincent Van Gogh

Poster Nib, Windsor & Newton ink, Molotow Marker, Molotow acrylic paint

A2 Paper

     Another calligraffiti piece. It was a great opportunity to practice the "freer" style of calligraphy for the background (words of the Tango classic, Kiss of Fire), which still needs quite some work. Getting the main text aligned in the center was also a pain. Here's what the completed piece looks like :

Pentel Brush Pen & Illustrator Vectoring

     Some more brush logos that have been sitting on my computer for a while now. I'm feeling more and more confident with these, and Illustrator makes vectoring incredibly easy. All I feel is missing now is a video of them. I might do exactly that next time.