Monday, 17 March 2014

Bond Poster Project: 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'


Geometric fragments of the Union Flag add to the dynamism of a ski chase, forming snow spray, muzzle flash, and the speed of the skier.

Tomorrow: 'Goldeneye'!

Sunday, 16 March 2014

Bond Poster Project: 'The World Is Not Enough'


Tried to mirror the colouring of the film's title sequence here. The nuclear warhead cutting through the brain represents both Renard's injury and his villainous plot, but also the oil pipeline in the film. The brain itself is styled to look both like a brain and a mass of oil. 

Tomorrow: 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'!

Saturday, 15 March 2014

Bond Poster Project: 'The Spy Who Loved Me'


Once again keeping things nice and simple, and in keeping with the film's own colour palette. The famous white Lotus Esprit sub plunging into the cool blue ocean, with the two hearts mixed in with the bubble trail representing Bond and Agent XXX's slowly burgeoning romance. 

Tomorrow: 'The World Is Not Enough'!

Friday, 14 March 2014

Bond Poster Project: 'Goldfinger'


Molten gold background, for obvious reasons, with a white silhouette to keep things feeling white hot. The red line decapitating the silhouette can either be inferred as the trajectory of Oddjob's deadly hat (as when it cuts through the statue's neck), or that famous laser beam that nearly chopped off Bond's other head. 'Ahem'.

Tomorrow: 'The Spy Who Loved Me'!

Thursday, 13 March 2014

Bond Poster Project: 'Tomorrow Never Dies'


The famous Bond gun barrel rendered in cut out strips of newspaper (not Elliot Carver's paper, Tomorrow mind you), with Bond at the centre, showing the danger of Elliot Carver's media empire. Specially selected pertinent words and pictures, including a naval frigate, 'News', 'fightback', and 'tragedy' will all be familiar if you've seen the film.

Tomorrow: 'Goldfinger'!

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

Bond Poster Project: 'Casino Royale'


Representing Le Chiffre's weepy eye (or is it Bond lamenting over Vesper?), culminating in a heart for romance and the suit of cards in the Poker game. Red, white, and black colour scheme keep it classy, retro, and mirror the colour scheme of a deck of cards.

Tomorrow: 'Tomorrow Never Dies'!

Now pay attention 007... The Bond Poster Project Begins

I've not drawn in ages. That tends to happen when you have to do things like earn money. The little pleasures can fall by the wayside. Getting back to it now though, with a project to keep me out of trouble on an evening. Look...

Yes. Technically that's cutting out and gluing. It's the bit that comes after the drawing.

I've started a 'Bond Poster Project', where I attempt to create a fun little poster for each Bond film. I'm not doing it for any particular reason other than love Bond, drawing, and having nice things to look at. Hopefully you like looking at nice things too. If you follow me on Twitter for TV stuff (@robsmedley86), then you'll have already seen a couple of them wedged in between me moaning about Jonathan Creek. They'll all be featured on here from now on though, and in no particular order (so don't expect Thunderball after Goldfinger, etc)

I'm old-fashioned when it comes to drawing, and I'm no good at technology and photoshop and things like that, so each poster is/will be made entirely out of cut up pieces of coloured and patterned paper. The only digital trickery is scanning them into my computer box. So, like you see in the picture, there'll be lots of glue and scissors. And hopefully some nice things to look at as a result.