Its a striking, beautiful image that youve seen a million times and have. Working from reference photographs and live models, struzan has been known, at times, to include. Even those not familiar with the name will surely be familiar with the work of drew struzan. When you think of back to the future, odds are drew struzans instantly recognizable poster is part of the memory. While this documentarys theatrical life seems limited, discs of. This album is 1 of only 2 albums that drew collaborated on with another illustrator.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from drew struzan at the discogs marketplace. Drew struzans new book includes concept art and posters from the star wars films. Drews work evokes the magic of cinema and his raw passion for it is right there on every single page. To create his finished work projects, drew starts by sketching out drawings on gessoed illustration board, then tinting the draftsmanship with airbrushed acrylic paint, finishing up the highlights and other details. Film junk the art alone would make this a worthwhile book to pick up but its the context and history you get along the way that seals the deal. The nostalgia critic takes a look at the work of the great drew struzan in this tribute. The man behind the poster, a documentary valentine to drew struzan, a semiretired toptier illustrator whose promotional. The thing original drew struzan poster art to get mondo. The gessoed foundation allows drew the luxury of being able to accommodate any requested changes to the work. This is the only footage shot that shows his entire process, the same techniques he used to create some of his most iconic posters including.
The art of drew struzan eschews the traditional collection of finished work and instead, invites you into drews world as a professional artist. He and bill garland did these final illustrations together. This time it will just be a straight badass image with absolutely no text on the poster. The art of drew struzan art and design the guardian. George lucas is an american film producer, screen writer, director and founderchairman of lucasfilm ltd. The saint valentines day massacre theme proved to be more than we bargained for as both. Drew struzan is one of the most legendary poster artists of all time, and getting your hands on any official versions of his work, especially in the form of movie posters, can be not only pricey. New drew struzan documentary trailer movies empire. Oct 04, 2011 drew is the author of the massively successful the art of drew struzan also published by titan books. The empire strikes back, harry potter and the sorcerers stone and blade runner. Drew is the author of the massively successful the art of drew struzan also published by titan books. You know drew struzans workyou just dont know you know it. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
The man behind the poster is a featurelength documentary highlighting the career of poster artist drew struzan, whose most popular works include the indiana jones, harry potter, back to the future and star wars movie posters. The force awakens poster created by famed poster artist drew struzan. Welcome to the official drew struzan page with all the latest information on drew and his upcoming events. He has also painted album covers, collectibles, and book covers. Drew struzan has created some of the most iconic movie posters of the last 30 years, including raiders of the lost ark, star wars. The star wars franchise has a long history of having a very strong poster game and while drew struzans art isnt really featured anymore, were still seeing some cool marketing work being done. Crystal skull poster artist drew struzans brush with. He gave america icons and the magic to remember them by.
For the first time, drew struzan opens his studio and welcomes us in. Drew struzans iconic back to the future poster just got. Drew struzan drew struzan born 1947 is an american artist. Drew struzan surrounded by a careers worth of iconic film poster artwork to put it simply, its arguably impossible not to recognise a drew struzan poster. Eatbrie, the humble home of thierry brames movie poster collection, is a feast for the eyes.
Mondo has teamed up once again with legendary poster artist drew struzan to release a limited addition print of the original 1982 artwork for the thing. At 7,000 square feet, this is a good sized place, part of the recently constructed steven j. Drew struzan will be rewarded with the saul bass award at thursdays key art awards. There are few sharper contemporary examples than the imagery crafted by veteran artist drew struzan for indiana jones and the last crusade back in the summer of 1989. The art of drew struzan should be on the reading list of any movie buff. Drew struzan appears in 28 issues view all star wars. The magical movie poster art of drew struzan wired. Normally i only pay attention to free tutorials, and in the future, nearly all of the tutorials i post will be free. Book honors star wars movie poster maestro drew struzan. The drew struzan fan archives public group facebook. The purpose of this group is to assemble artwork by the great drew struzan. Drew struzan born may 14 1947 is an american artist known for his more than 150 movie posters which include all the films in the indiana jones back to th you might not know drew struzans name, but you almost certainly know his work. The star wars franchise has a long history of having a very strong poster game and while drew struzan s art isnt really featured anymore, were still seeing some cool marketing work being done. Oct, 2010 a gorgeous new book about the movie poster work of drew struzan the art of drew struzan, has just been released by titan books.
A gorgeous new book about the movie poster work of drew struzan the art of drew struzan, has just been released by titan books. The man behind the poster profiles drew struzan the. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Jul 11, 20 drew discusses tracing and creating art. In addition to the news that eager fans will be able to check out the third installment early, we also have a trio of stunning new posters from legendary artist drew struzan. One little snippet in particular, only seen by those in attendance, was a new star wars. The saint valentines day massacre theme proved to be more than we bargained for as both final illustrations had to be changed to exclude stars who were still living. Blog critics the art of drew struzan immortalizes a man who contributed much more than film advertisements. Spielberg, lucas and others have turned to drew struzan to create iconic images. Illustration by drew struzan2 illustration, angels.
Movie poster artist drew struzan has created many of the most iconic movie posters of the last few decades, and drew. He is best known for being the creator of the space opera franchise star wars and the. Drew struzan born may 14, 1947 is an american artist made famous because of his posters for blockbuster movies like back to the future, indiana jones, star wars and harry potter film series. Such endorsements dont necessarily translate to a torrent of work for struzan these days, however. Drew struzan tutorial the art center design colleges weblog. You may not recognize his name, but if youve seen a movie poster in the last 40 years you almost certainly know drew struzans work the 67yearold artist didnt just create some of the. The golden age of custom album packaging 1970 to 1984. Media in category drew struzan the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Struzan has painted album covers, advertising, collectibles, and book covers, but he is best known for his extensive movie poster work. This page displays our archive of 225 movie posters made by drew struzan. Drew struzan alchetron, the free social encyclopedia.
It debuted july 19, 20 at the san diego comiccon international. Hi all and welcome to the drew struzan fan archives. Jul 19, 20 movie poster artist drew struzan has created many of the most iconic movie posters of the last few decades, and drew. But when i learned than drew struzan has released a dvd, i knew that every illustrator should know about it. Over the years loads of his work have been scattered over the. Two years later, the comprehensive coffeetable book the art of drew struzan featuring reams of his extensive artwork for the publicity campaigns of so many movies was published and in 20 the documentary drew.
Indiana jones, star wars, back to the future, harry potter, walking dead, and so many more. Drew struzan born may 14 1947 is an american artist known for his more than 150 movie posters which include all the films in the indiana jones back to th you might not know drew struzan s name, but you almost certainly know his work. The man behind the poster is a 20 american documentary film directed by erik sharkey about the career of film poster artist drew struzan. Sep 17, 2010 having drew struzan create the poster art for your movie is as close as you can get to a mark of bankbusting hollywood success. His style is instantly recognizable, often imitated but never duplicated. Originally aired on october 14, 2008 see more at our site. Having drew struzan create the poster art for your movie is as close as you can get to a mark of bankbusting hollywood success. Drew struzan born march 18, 1947 is an american artist known for his more than 150 movie posters, which include all the films in the indiana jones, back to the future, and star wars film series. Preferring to work on a 1 to 1 scale, struzan s onesheet work would be approximately 27 x 40 inches, the size of a printed movie poster.
Its a relatively quiet week for home entertainment releases, but tuesday is playing host to one of my favorite films of the year, ready or not, which makes december 3rd feel like an early christmas to this writer. Meet the artist behind the iconic star wars, indiana jones posters. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Museum, the first such museum to be constructed on a studio lot. Drew struzans iconic back to the future poster just got an. Aug 15, 2015 one little snippet in particular, only seen by those in attendance, was a new star wars. The master illustrators art has graced the posters of iconic movies like star wars.
Meet the artist behind the iconic star wars, indiana. The angels were eventually bought by disney in 1997, and sold again in 2003. Drew struzan was born in 1947 in portland, oregon, usa as howard drew struzansky. Download angels and airwaves discography 200615 channel neo torrent or any other torrent from audio music direct download via magnet link. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. The man behind the poster is a loving tribute and examination of his long career. The modest brame will tell you that his bounty is no big deal, but dont believe a word of it. Acrylic paints and colored pencils on gessoed board size. Struzan has provided images for the indiana jones films, blade.
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