Making Publicity Artwork
Filed under: Sketchbook / Tags: rock-band-art, eliot-min, publicity-artwork / 34 comments
Rock Band owes its distinctive look to the cadre of talented artists who define not only the clothing, instruments, venues and shell of the game itself but also the artwork that represents the game in newspapers and magazines, on T-shirts and hats, and in many other contexts that are difficult for us to keep track of (although we're pretty sure there hasn't yet been an officially sanctioned Rock Band chip clip).
Artist Eliot Min was psyched to have the chance to work on some of these illustrations during the brief production lull between Rock Band and Rock Band 2. "We were asked to come up with some drawings that could be used in a variety of contexts," he says. "I was trained as an illustrator, and I really missed doing that kind of work, so I put a lot of effort into them."
Min created a set of four vividly detailed setpieces that showed bands in frenzied performance. "I have to admit that when I started playing Rock Band, I got really into it. I'd seen guys playtesting Guitar Hero 2 and they were sort of thrashing out occasionally, and that really bled into my playing of Rock Band – I always end up kicking something over. So I wanted these PR images to have that same energy. I wanted the figures to be really going crazy, to the point where it's almost unreal."
He points to a drawing of an entire band held aloft by a crowd. "If you look closely at the drummer in this picture, you'll see that he's actually being held up by the crowd as he plays. Totally impossible, but I think it conveys the energy of the game."
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Comments
Bassman23...
srry, that is a chick! ****? ****?
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Bassman23...
what! not even dad! Holy ****!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Bassman23...
what about ***
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Bassman23...
What the Hell?!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Bassman23...
wait, what's wrong with ****?
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Bassman23...
That's not a chick....anyway- ,- u can see the band Abnormality's name (yeah, they **** and they have the freakiest woman in the world as their lead singer 9well, lead growler more like!))
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Ole' Geezer...
That is so Freakin awesome... I wish I could draw like that...
Saturday, February 7, 2009
BlueFantasy...
The chick on the bus has a guitar strap...
Thursday, January 29, 2009
necrid21...
that last one is made of so much win
Thursday, January 15, 2009
WayPastCool17...
Yeah. The one and only thing that bugs me about these pictures and the entire Rock Band game series is that NO guitar straps are ever visible. I mean...I've got a guitar of my own and it doesn't just ****in' float there.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
RockBandRocker...
I think they should use the last picture as cover art in the future.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
wattss78...
I really think that last one should be the cover for RB3
Friday, January 2, 2009
Swany42...
Nice artwork! I really like the type of drawing you do.
Very cool work.
-Swany
Thursday, January 1, 2009
lucky13lucky...
swicked
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
eljustineyweeny...
wow this is some amazing artwork it would be awsome to be able to customize this tho like i think someone said before i want a huge poster of my band like that haha
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
skater5657...
sweet
Monday, December 29, 2008
Event_Status...
Just a shot in the dark here, but what're the chances we could this in the merchandise department, but artwork of our own Bands and Characters?
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Stylesz...
pictures are freakking sweet dude!
Saturday, December 27, 2008
ps3legend7...
awsome pics!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
VariBaby305...
COOL PIX
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
reicoolkid...
this is some killer stuff!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
LINKMAZTER...
These Pics rule
Friday, December 5, 2008
Kngroojack14...
DRUMS!!!
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
dingdow...
The characters are great but where is the guitar straps? I would like to have more choises of guitar's, like maybe some Gibsons, Rickenbauker and other brands.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Invidia-Sama...
Those are some totally awesome works
I really like them...alot
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
PermeableBullet...
I Noticed the Konk's name lying on the wall as well =]
Sunday, November 30, 2008
killerkid...
kwl
Friday, November 28, 2008
coolioboolie...
one word-AWESOME!
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Jainay...
I REALLY love the style in these drawings! And that last pic is KILLER.
This is AWESOME.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
shibbiehippie...
I wish we could have image sigs in the forums...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
shibbiehippie...
yeah i agree that last images is awesome!!!!!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
ClownX...
I would totally dig those pics in a nice, high-res form for wallpapers and such. Also, the last one is a sexy, sexy thing.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Vedicardi...
that last piece of art needs to be the RB3 box art
Saturday, November 15, 2008
HeavyHorse...
I kinda wish these images actually WERE public, I don't recall seeing anything like them anywhere before. I love how you actually decided to have the drummer be crowd surfed with his set anyways, very nice. Also cool how you included "Death of the Cool", "Abnormality", and "Honest Bob" into the second piece of art...but I can't make out the one to the right (if it is anything).
Nonetheless, incredible pieces, stuff I'd love to see used around the site or something. Talent I'm very envious of :D.
Saturday, November 15, 2008