"An Absolute Unit" Podcast Cover Art and Logo Commission

I was commissioned to make a cover image and logo for the podcast “An Absolute Unit”. The cover was a custom illustration of the host.

digital illustration made in Clip Studio Paint; logo designed in Adobe Illustrator; Jan 2021.

Thumbnail doodle to get the idea.

Thumbnail doodle to get the idea.

Lineart sketch.

Lineart sketch.

Final lines.

Final lines.

Blocking out the colors on main subject.

Blocking out the colors on main subject.

Messing around with some gradients to give the coloring a "vaporwave" kind of feel.

Messing around with some gradients to give the coloring a "vaporwave" kind of feel.

Adding shadows here.

Adding shadows here.

Color and shadows applied to the mic now. Messing with coloring lineart to make certain objects pop. Actually, I think "The Midnight Gospel" had either just come out or I had been watching it at the time, and was either inspired by the coloring in th

Color and shadows applied to the mic now. Messing with coloring lineart to make certain objects pop. Actually, I think "The Midnight Gospel" had either just come out or I had been watching it at the time, and was either inspired by the coloring in that, or the commissioner had asked to approximate it? I can't honestly remember haha.

Flat logo made in Adobe Illustrator

Flat logo made in Adobe Illustrator

Here's that final! Threw in a background with some posters the commissioner personally liked, and put the whole thing together with a neon-glow come from the logo.

Here's that final! Threw in a background with some posters the commissioner personally liked, and put the whole thing together with a neon-glow come from the logo.

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