my new art for the Soft Launch album đđ¤đ
all nerdy rant below
dnp and team reached out to me with a new concept for dnpb album. Their prompt was essentially âpodcast set, but cosyâ.
They sent me a couple of ideas that solidified a clear image in my mind. Their pitches were âlounging on an inflatable sofaâ âincluding the lava lampâ âretro imac w/ album titleâ and most importantly, âRichard ballsâ
Now, if you noticed, I drew the âplastic pendant lightâ thingy hanging from the top, but I removed it at the final render. Simply, it didnât mesh with the rest of the background, so I removed it.
reference pic for unused pendant lamp and rocket⤴ď¸
So the elements I added to their ideas were using the pod set as flooring; they wanted to chill among clouds, so I made the lava blobs float like clouds. Now I know the rocket and lava goo look a bit phallic, but what do you expect from a dnp project?
Binary gay stars orbiting each other or whatever in the background: that's what dnpâs souls do when the world ends.
Coloring: I wanted to convey a well air conditioned room, and blue is a lazy relaxed color.
Posing: relaxed, chill, comfortable. Cute with an attitude.
reference pic for Richard balls, Phil looking stoked af ⤴ď¸
outfit reference ofc and mainly used for color picking⤴ď¸
many good references for the sofa, I relied on the SketchUp model the most⤴ď¸
reference for gay love vibes⤴ď¸
