Iconic American Entertains Postage Stamp Collection
For this project we were asked to create four postage stamps of our favorite iconic American entertainers. Considering my love of comedy and all things funny my immediate first choice was Adam Sandler and the project’s subject matter quickly turned into a set of postage stamps of Adam Sandler and his iconic friends that he regularly performs with.
Process
The first major step of this process was to block out all of the shapes of each face and find a color that matched the anatomy of that area. This made it so easy to fill in the details later on in the project because there was already a layer of color under the details creating no visual gaps between the elements on top. It also made the process of adding details easier because I was working in Adobe Illustrator so I could lock the bottom layers and manipulate the elements on top.
Background Design
The background designs for the stamps was one of the biggest challenges of this project. Because I chose entertainers of different ethnicities, I wanted to choose background colors that would complement each skin tone. The background had to be the most cohesive part of the project because it is such a huge element of the designs and it is repeated in composition. I ultimately came up with a geometric design that gave movement to the compositions and chose the color scheme that complemented each entertainer the best.
Final Design
This is the final iteteration of each stamp. I just love how this project turned out, I love to see my version and artistic interpretation of each man that has impacted my sense of humor. I think I captured their most important features well, the smiles of someone who loves to make other people laugh. Comedy has always been such an important aspect of my life and each of these entertainers have taught me how to make the best of any situation.