JP Flexner // Creative Services

2012-12-15T13:33:00.003-05:00

Live From My Loft, Logo, 2011

2011-12-16T11:51:00.005-05:00

Rise Up Coffee Roasters, Logos, 2011

2011-12-16T11:49:00.003-05:00

KidBerry Design, Logo, 2010

2011-12-16T11:48:00.003-05:00

Stella's House Blend Cafe, Logos, 2011

2011-12-16T11:43:00.000-05:00

The High Spot, Logo, 2011

2011-12-16T11:38:00.002-05:00

The High Spot, "Essentials" tshirt

2011-12-16T11:28:00.003-05:00

Fuzzstock Art & Music Festival, Logo, 2010

2011-12-15T11:50:00.000-05:00

Flip Skateboards, Reversible Logo Type, 2010

2011-12-15T11:41:00.000-05:00

Collaboration with ElToro215 // Print series created for Exhibition

2011-12-06T16:48:00.000-05:00

Weston, "Broken Heart, Broken Record" Shirt

2011-12-01T16:27:00.000-05:00

Mister Heavenly, "Greased Greaser" Shirt

2011-11-22T10:46:00.001-05:00

Kurt Vile and The Violators // Union Transfer // Philadelphia, PA

2011-11-22T10:18:00.000-05:00

Plow United Returns! // Riot Fest East // Philadelphia, PA

2011-11-22T10:17:00.001-05:00

Man Man // The Trocadero // Philadelphia, PA

2011-11-22T10:16:00.001-05:00

Butch Walker & The Black Widdows // USA Tour Poster

2011-11-22T10:15:00.000-05:00

Matt & Kim // The Trocadero // Philadelphia, PA

2011-11-22T10:12:00.001-05:00

Mister Heavenly, "Eye Stars" tshirt

2011-11-20T11:27:00.000-05:00

Rise Up Coffee, "So Good You'll Dance" tshirt

2011-11-19T11:29:00.000-05:00

The Bouncing Souls // 2011 Philadelphia Discography Shows // Print Series

2011-07-15T11:15:00.005-04:00

These are a series of prints I created for a WKDU Radio event here in Philadelphia. The event is one of the coolest things ever!- The Bouncing Souls playing all 8 of their amazing albums in 4 consecutive nights at the quintessential punk rock venue, the basement of the First Unitarian Church (widely known as the F.U. Church) The color variations you see here coincide with each of the 4 shows. I printed an edition of 75 prints for each of the nights as well as a super limited edition of 50 metallic silver prints for the Chunksaah Records VIP's. A total of 350, 19"x25" 2 layer prints! Also, the transparent gray on each of those is actually Metallic on the psychical prints.

"Greetings From Less Than Jake" EP, 2011, Record Artwork

2011-07-12T13:10:00.005-04:00

Teenage day-dreams do come true! What an honor it was to be asked by Vinnie Fiorello, Less Than Jake drummer and Punk Rock ambassador to the world of Design, to create the album art for their Summer 2011 fan appreciation release “Greetings From... Less Than Jake”. Vinnie came to me with the concept and what you see here is the result of my efforts. This started as a pencil drawing from which I vectored the line art, colored the piece, and added my vector halftones along with the secondary type.

Man Man Poster // Illustration Process // Pencil Art

2011-05-11T12:40:00.000-04:00

Eye Pig Illustration // Ink Drawing

2011-05-11T12:27:00.000-04:00

Various Multi-Ad Illustratrions

2011-05-11T12:25:00.000-04:00

Weston Gets Detention! // Maxwells // Hoboken, NJ

2011-05-11T12:23:00.000-04:00

This is a super special detention-edition poster for the greatest pop-punk band to ever call PA home, Weston! Here is why it is special, not only are there 4 color editions (Blue-Student, Yellow-Parent, White-Office, Green-Teacher) BUT right there along the bottom where is says "parent signatures" Each of the 4 members of Weston are going to ACTUALLY SIGN each print!! What the what?! As if that we're not enough to create mass punk-rock hysteria- my own dear mother personally hand wrote the red type you are reading on the poster! 19"x25", 3 color screen print, quadruply signed edition of 75.

Print Monster // Original Illustration // Art Print

2011-05-11T12:17:00.002-04:00

I created this print "Print Monster" for an art opening I co-curated at Masthead Print Studio & Gallery.

Imagine that a sheet of paper comes alive as a toxic ooze drooling festering zit and multiple eye clad creature and you have this illustration.

The print is a 4 color, 19"x25" screen print on 100lb bright white cover stock by Cougar Paper Company. Signed and numbered edition of only 30!

Print Monster Illustration // Pencil and Ink process

2011-05-11T12:08:00.003-04:00

One and Done Art Print // Illustration Process

2011-05-11T11:55:00.000-04:00

None More Black Poster Illustration // Tight Pencil Phase

2011-05-11T11:53:00.002-04:00

Real Estate Themes // Icon Series // MultiAd

2011-05-11T11:38:00.000-04:00

The Greatest Spice Blend Ever // Art Print

2011-05-11T11:32:00.002-04:00

Recently my friend (and fellow former Maryland Eastern Shore resident) Shawn Hileman ans I teamed up to create this piece of American summer time pop art nostalgia for his foodie themed printmaking opening called "Cafeteria Show" at his art gallery, Masthead. I hand pulled these 19"x25", 4 color screen prints on 19"x25" 100lb Smart White by the French Paper Company.
Signed and Numbered edition of only 50.

Man Man // 2011 Tour Poster Art Print

2011-05-11T11:13:00.005-04:00

This is a poster I created for one of my all time favorite bands MAN MAN. Ryan, the multi-talented front man and song writer came up with the over all narrative for the poster as well as the notion to style the characters on it like the Archie comics, which I absolutely agree fits his narrative. This poster is a 4 color screen print. (CMYK on acid) The multitude of colors are the result of overprinting techniques and deliberately applied overlapping halftone patters. I hand printed these myself on 19"x25" Cougar 100lb Cover Stock, signed and numbered edition of 100. The only way to get one of the prints was purchase one directly from Man Man on their Spring/Summer 2011 US tour.

Also, click your way over to my sketchbook section to see some of the pencil art for this poster...

Coheed And Cambria // Electric Factory // Philadelphia, PA

2011-05-11T11:08:00.004-04:00

This poster was a collaboration between my friend Shawn Hileman and myself! It is a 3 color screen print on 15"x25" Cougar 100lb Bright White cover stock. The image in the poster is derived from a photograph I took while visiting my folks on the eastern shore of Maryland. (this is not their house)

Adolescents & Rumjacks // Australian Tour Poster 2011

2011-05-11T11:08:00.001-04:00

Fieldwork // ARS Nova Workshop // Philadelphia, PA

2011-05-11T11:05:00.001-04:00

Modern Day McCarthyism // Original Art Print

2011-05-11T11:00:00.001-04:00

Recently I was asked to participate in an art opening at the amazing Masthead Print Studio & Gallery. The show is entitled "A Nation Of Evil Men". Participants were asked to either pick from a list of evil subjects or provide our own, although McCarthy was not on the list- I decided he was the Evil man I would most like to illustrate. I felt that with all of the fear mongering over "Communism" and "Socialism" on Fox News there was an obvious parallel to be drawn (literally!).

This Illustration serves as a visual reminder that the new wave of hate and fear towards Communism, Via-Fox News airwaves, bears a remarkable resemblance to the original red scare headed in part by Sen. Joseph McCarthy (one of the most evil men in US history). In fact- if Joseph McCarthy were alive today I'm sure he would have his own talk show on Fox...

The poster is a two color screen print, transparent red & transparent blue- i used the transparent quality of the ink to layer my illustration creating a dark purple where the two colors overlap. The result is what looks like a third color.

Size is 19"x25", signed and numbered edition of 40...

Dinosaur Meat Chart // Original Art Print

2011-05-11T10:57:00.003-04:00

My contribution to the Age of Reptiles art show was this chart detailing the retail meat break down of your average pareiasaur dinosaur, in this case the Scutosaurus... I would imagine the taste of dinosaur being a mix of alligator and buffalo... yuck!

I screen printed a short run of only 25 of these 2 color prints on 19"x25" Cougar ultra white 100lb cover stock...

Eye Pig // Original Illustration // Art Print

2011-05-10T12:30:00.000-04:00

This is another "just for fun" print. Its an illustration I did of a drooling pig-creature with several eyes. The background also features a halftone mash up of various pork product adverts.

The print is 3 colors on 19"x25" "Razzleberry" colored 100lb paper by the French Paper Company. Signed and Numbered edition of 50.

Gogol Bordello & Man Man // at the Electric Factory // Philadelphia PA

2010-12-14T13:40:00.002-05:00

NODIVISION 3-D Screen Print & Sticker Pack

2010-12-07T14:18:00.003-05:00

This fine NODIVISION product I created includes a limited edition 8.5"x11" 4 color screen print (signed & numbered), 6 new NODIVISION sticker designs and a pair of stereoscopic glasses.

All of the stickers as well as the art print are 3-D and they all come in a crystal clear poly-bag and are sealed up by a hand printed, numbered header card.

Collaboration with ElToro215 // Double Sided Sticker Pack

2010-12-03T17:15:00.002-05:00

This is a collaborative project I did with my buddy Eltoro215. We both created 8 sticker designs each and packaged them together in this two sided sticker pack! This wan another project that I hand printed and assembled in my home studio.

Vintage Car // Illustration // MultiAd

2010-12-03T16:47:00.002-05:00

Carnival Theme // Illustration Series // MultiAd

2010-12-03T16:43:00.002-05:00

Caribana Instruments // Illustration Series // MultiAd

2010-12-03T16:31:00.002-05:00

The Misfits // Australian Tour Poster 2010

2010-11-21T11:52:00.000-05:00

Evil Dead VHS Cover / Video Violence Art Opening Contribution

2010-10-27T15:31:00.002-04:00

This is my contribution for an art opening and 24 hour horror movie marathon called Video Violence where artists were invited to create our own VHS cover for a cult film, I chose to do Evil Dead. Here is the flat design as well as photos I took of the actual VHS cassette cover I created.

"One and Done" - ( Megaman Tribute ) Original Illustration & Screen Print

2010-10-18T12:11:00.009-04:00

This is an original illustration & screen print I created for a group art opening with the theme "Video Game Gore", Hosted by The Autumn Society and Brave New World comics in Old City, Philadelphia. I've posted the process here as well as the outcome. The first (rough) pencil sketch is the upper right drawing, the final pencil art is the bottom (larger) one.

The print I made turned out incredible. its a 7 color, 19"x25" screen print. Printed on French Paper. Signed & Numbered edition of 50...

7 Color Screen Print:
1) 25% gray
2) Skin tone
3) Metallic Light to Dark Gray Split Fountain (floor color)
4) Dark Blue
5) Light Blue
6) Red
7) Matte Black

Man Man, "Playground Perv" Shirt

2010-10-11T12:32:00.005-04:00

This is a 3-D shirt design I created for Man Man...
Get one with a pair of 3-D glasses right here.

Man Man, "Painted Type" Shirt

2010-10-11T12:28:00.008-04:00

If you have never seen Man Man live, it's an incredible experience and I highly recommend it. This shirt features some totally custom painted type as well and the custom Illustration from the 3-D shirt.

Guttermouth, 2010 Australian Tour Shirt

2010-10-11T12:26:00.003-04:00

This is a tshirt design I gladly created for one of my all time favorite bands, Guttermouth. The "gray" tonal shading in the jpeg here is actually custom applied halftone dots.

GBH, 2010 Australian Tour Shirt

2010-10-11T12:24:00.001-04:00

Outbreak, "Work To Death EP", Pre-Sale Shirt

2010-10-11T12:23:00.001-04:00

Superchunk // at the Trocadero // Philadelphia PA

2010-09-27T13:51:00.003-04:00

Newspaper Classified Themes // Icon Series // MultiAd

2010-08-31T14:16:00.006-04:00

This is a series of 9 icons that I created for MultiAd. Each one represents a different newspaper classified section.

Philadelphia Newspaper Box // Screen Printed Paper Craft Model & Sticker Kit

2010-08-31T10:51:00.004-04:00

This project is an homage to my love of the Philly sticker art culture, it features a screen printed pop-out and assemble (glue/tape free!) newspaper box! Each print comes with a sticker sheet featuring sticker art contributions by NODIVISION, EL TORO, BOB WILL REIGN, UWP, and more...

The model is a 3 color screen print on 19"x25" 120lb bright white cougar cover stock. The sticker sheet is a 1 color screen print on 12"x18" sticker paper (Hand Printed by yours truly as always.)

Signed and numbered limited edition of 60, including 10 white/orange/black variants on Mr.French LIME GREEN poptone! (also 19"x25")

BUY IT HERE:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/54589703/nodivision-paper-craft-newspaper-box

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones // at the Trocadero // Philadelphia PA

2010-08-31T10:50:00.002-04:00

Mater Mania // 2010 Event Poster // Rise Up Coffee

2010-08-31T10:49:00.003-04:00

Guttermouth // Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia Tour Poster 2010

2010-08-31T10:46:00.003-04:00

The Academy Is... // American Summer Tour Poster 2010

2010-07-18T12:55:00.002-04:00

GBH // Australian Tour Poster 2010

2010-07-13T11:15:00.003-04:00

Tour Poster I created for GBH's 2010 Australian Tour, using existing photography and their band logo.

Foam Glider Models // Design & Illustration // Atomica

2010-06-29T14:55:00.007-04:00

Rise Up Coffee // Billboard Designs // Coffee Smoothie

2010-06-29T14:50:00.002-04:00

These billboard designs were created to promote one of my all time favorite summer beverages, the Rise Up Coffee Smoothie. Two color variations, coming to a street near you.

Coffee, Hops & Cannabis // Screen Printed Triptych Series

2010-06-29T14:45:00.003-04:00

D.I.Y. Laundry Detergent // Editorial Illustration Series

2010-06-29T14:31:00.003-04:00

Unnecessary Evils // Editorial Illustration

2010-06-29T14:30:00.002-04:00

Take-Out Container Planter // Editorial Illustration Series

2010-06-29T14:28:00.002-04:00

Hole // at the Electric Factory // Philadelphia PA

2010-06-29T14:27:00.003-04:00

This is a poster I created for the Hole show at the Electric Factory. It features a zombie Pope Benedict with a cold (dead) stare and day-glow apparel. 4 colors, 19"x25" on 100lb Cougar bright white cover stock, Run of 50.

Less Than Jake // Florida Summer Tour 2010

2010-06-29T14:19:00.005-04:00

A poster I created for the band Less Than Jake for thier summer 2010 tour of their home state, Florida.

Buzzcocks // at the Trocadero // Philadelphia

2010-06-29T14:18:00.003-04:00

This is a poster I created for the legendary English Punk rock band Buzzcocks show at The Trocadero. I created two color versions of this poster and split the run between the two. 19"x25", 3 colors- Black, Hot Pink, Yellow on one and Black, Red, Teal Blue on the second.
Printed on 100lb bright white Cougar cover stock, Run of 50.

All Time Low // Fan Club Pre-Order Exclusive // Tour Poster

2010-06-29T14:15:00.004-04:00

This is a US tour poster I created for the band All Time Low. It was given to members of their fan club for pre-ordering tickets. After all was said and done, I printed almost 500 of these 2 color posters, each date (about 20 posters per date) had a unique second layer color! (lime green - Mansfield, MA is shown above.)

All Time Low hail from Baltimore so for their Maryland show, I created a variant of the poster featuring the Maryland flag as the under print.

This is the chart I used to show how each date of the tour would correspond to a different color of the poster.

The Thermals // at the First Unitarian Church // Philadelphia

2010-04-24T11:36:00.008-04:00

This is a poster I designed for one of my all time favorite bands The Thermals. Thanks to their dedication and relentless touring I've been lucky enough to see them 4 times now. The poster design features a tightly vectored illustration of a megaphone merged with a microphone spelling out "The Thermals" in between in the form of the cord. I wanted the rough texture and of the background elements and their interaction with the type help balance it all out. These are 2 color screen prints on 19"x25" bright white cougar 100lb cover stock. I did a few blue and green variants. Run of 60.

Rise Up Coffee // 5 year Anniversary Poster // Limited Edition Screen Print

2010-04-24T11:14:00.006-04:00

Tim Cureton started Rise Up coffee in 2005 with an honest focus on quality organic coffee and and a good sense of community. As an avid coffee drinker myself, Rise Up's "Moon Rise" dark roast coffee is literally the most enjoyable part of my morning routine (until I run out). This design is entirely hand drawn, and features 5 elements; the Type, earth, plant life, roasted coffee beans and of course a hot cup of coffee. This is a six color screen print on 19.5" post-consumer recycled chipboard. The colors in the order I printed them are; semi transparent White, Brown, Green, Blue, a Pink to Purple fountain and finally an extra dark Brown. Limited run of 100, available at a Rise Up Coffee near you.

Bad Brains // 2010 Tour Poster // Australia

2010-04-24T11:00:00.005-04:00

This is a poster I designed for the influential DC band Bad Brains. Unfortunately the band had to cancel this tour due to health issues, so these were probably never made, but they would have been A2 sized digital offsets. For this design, the band wanted to have a group photo incorporated, so to avoid the pitfalls of the cliche' band-photo-poster I cut up and re-assembled the bands photo, scanned the reassembled photo- printed it out a final time and literally tore the print into the shape of Australia! I then scanned it a last time and halftoned the whole thing, ultimately working it into a 4 color composition, with hand drawn border elements and nice clean type. Classic red, yellow, green Bad Brains colors.

The Arts & Crafts Movement // Band Promo // Philadelphia

2010-04-24T10:32:00.005-04:00

If you haven't heard, the Arts & Crafts Movement is the new project from Former Weston and Cordova Academy front man, and all around awesome dude, James Alex. A&CM have a really hip, unique feel with a clearly diverse range of influences. This design was of course directly influenced by the turn of the century Arts & Crafts Movement its self but more specifically the master of Crystallographic Balance, William Morris.

Alkaline Trio // At The Trocadero // Philadelphia

2010-04-24T10:19:00.004-04:00

This is a poster i did for an Alkaline Trio show at the Trocadero in 2010. This design is really a mix of two of my techniques- the clean vector style and the inked hand drawn look. The print was challenging for me because I really pushed the size on this one- at a whopping 28" x 23" it is the largest print I have made...yet. 3 color screen print- Red, Black and a Light Gray gloss overprint! Printed on Cougar 100lb natural cover stock, run of 75.

SAS Annual Art Show // City Center Gallery // Salisbury, MD

2010-04-24T10:13:00.005-04:00

Tim Fields is the man- he takes it upon himself to organize third friday art openings with literally dozens of artists from all walks of life as well as live music from local (MD) musicians. The least I can do is make a poster for him to promote with right?! These were one color, 11"x17" screen prints. I did half on white paper, and the other half on chipboard...

City Showdown 1 // Marry Holland Skate Park // Barton FL

2010-04-24T10:08:00.005-04:00

My buddy Mike threw a skate contest! I made him a flier for it, xerox style! Hand drawn piggy illustration with fitted hand lettering.

Editors // At The Trocadero // Philadelphia

2010-02-15T18:24:00.003-05:00

This is a poster I created for the Editors show at the Trocadero.

SNFU Australian Tour Poster 2010

2010-02-15T18:23:00.004-05:00

This is a tour poster I created for the seminal Vancouver Punk rock band SNFU. 4 colors, A2 sized.

Personal Space Invader // Original Illustration // Signed & Numbered Gallery

2010-02-07T11:55:00.008-05:00

This is an Illustration I created for a huge group Mini print show/trade at the Signed & Numbered Gallery. These Screen Prints are 4 colors; Irridecent Lime Green, Light Blue, Hot Pink and Matte Black. Since this was made for a mini-print show, these weigh in at only 7" x 11", printed on International Paper's 120lb bright white cover stock.

These are the pencil (left) & ink (right) drawings for this print... The pencil was thumbnail sized, maybe 3"x5", and the ink was just a bit smaller than the actual print.

A close up of the half-tone coloring technique I used on this print.

Computer Graveyard // Editorial Illustration

2010-02-07T11:53:00.001-05:00

Consolidated Skateboards, Oaxacan Animal Rider Series

2010-02-07T11:51:00.002-05:00

This is a series of designs I created for 4 of the Consolidated team riders. The Inspiration for these came from Leticia at Consolidated who saw some of the Oaxaca Animal sculptures while on vacation in Mexico. Each board is a 4 color print. Support your local skate shop!

Consolidated Skateboards, Roberto Aleman, "Bride & Groom"

2010-02-07T11:49:00.001-05:00

None More Black // at the Barbary

2010-02-07T10:46:00.003-05:00

This is a poster I created for the Philadelphia based band, None More Black show at the Barbary. The print is 19"x25", 2 colors Metallic Gold-ish-Silver and Black on bright white 100lb cover stock. Edition of 50.

Aromatic Hops Poster // Suds & Screens Art Opening

2010-02-07T10:45:00.007-05:00

Two things I love that go well together are Hoppy Beer and Screen Printing. This ode to Hops was my contribution to the 2009 Richmond Virginia Home Brew & Screen Printing festival called "Suds & Screens" These were one color screen prints on 19"x 25" 120 lb "speckletone, moderno beach" by Mr. French! I pulled the majority of the run as a split fountain of Blue/Red and pulled a limited number in a "hoppy" green. Signed and numbered out of only 25!

Inglourious Basterds // Movie Screening // at The Trocadero

2010-02-06T10:49:00.004-05:00

This is a poster I created for the Trocadero movie night showing of Inglourious Basterds. These are 2 color screen prints; Army Green and Flat Black, only 5 of them were in red. They are printed on 15"x 22.5" 12pt Chipboard as a nod to the propaganda posters of the ww2 era.

The Queers // at The Barbary

2010-01-05T10:32:00.007-05:00

This is a 2 color poster for the Queers show in December 2009 at the Barbary. This design was really an exercise in utilizing two contrasting but equal value colors to create a wider range of tones based on overprinting. These prints are 2 colors; Red and Blue and are pinted on 15"x25" 100lb Cougar Bright White cover stock.

The Dead Milkmen Halloween Show // at The Trocadero

2009-11-15T18:17:00.009-05:00

This is a poster I designed & printed for one of my all time favorite bands THE DEAD MILKMEN at one of my all time favorite venues/places in the world THE TROCADERO! Happy f'n Halloween to us! This poster not only glows in the dark- but it features a cut-out and assemble zombie cow mask! The print is 3 colors; Glow White, Orange and Flat Black, and is printed on 19"x 25" 120 lb "speckletone, moderno beach" by Mr. French!

Built To Spill at The Trocadero // Poster Art

2009-11-15T18:13:00.006-05:00

I designed this poster with my childhood toy dinosaurs in mind because I felt it reflected Built to Spills whimsical nature. The entire poster (all 5 layers) were hand drawn and hand separated for printing! lots of cool transparent overprinting going on in this print too! I hand pulled this 5 color screen print which measures 14"x29" and is printed on 120lb cougar bright white cover stock. Its the "whiter than white" paper that makes bright colors extra bright... Signed and numbered run of 75

The Gaslight Anthem // at The Trocadero

2009-11-15T17:55:00.012-05:00

This is a "double" show poster I created for the Gaslight Anthem's 2 nights of shows at The Trocadero here in Philly... Actually they are two separate posters, one for each o night, but put together the posters become one large double poster! 17"x 48" featuring both events. The concept behind it was to create two mirror a-symmetrical poster that when hung together would create a new, larger symmetrical poster.

I hand pulled this limited edition screen print using two ink colors, semi-transparent metallic gray and Matte Black, on high quality archival 17"x24" 100lb French Paper. I printed these on 3 different color papers The majority of the run was printed on French Paper Brand 100lb "Aged Newsprint", then printed a limited number on both "Factory Green" and "Steel Blue" French Paper. Each print is signed and numbered out of 60.

The individual poster for the October 19th show (right side)

The individual poster for the October 18th show (left side).

Fanboy Fanticide // Illustration and Limited Edition Screen Print

2009-09-29T10:16:00.001-04:00

I created this Illustration / Limited edition screen print for the "All the Colors of he Dark" invitational art opening this October in Philadelphia which features artists making prints related to the Gindhouse/B-Movie genre's. This is a sort-of portrait (my amplified view) of the average grindhouse/exploitation movie enthusiast. I didn't want to make another "fan movie poster" or an ode to any one specific movie (although if I confess to having Cannibal Holocaust in mind). The specific reason for my picking the fan as my subject is that grindouse, exploitation and more broadly "B-movie horror" cult classics have come to represent more than just a genre of film making- they are now a sort of "symbol" of counter culture of OUR generation- one generation removed in most cases from the movies themselves. This print- like other similar prints I create- speak to and come from the same counter that has become synonymous with these movies. To me, "All the Colors of the Dark" is a showcase of that culture- and in my mind this print aims to please to the people of that movement.

Here is a close up view of the final color artwork and in line with some of my past illustrations, I used "blown up" and over-printed halftone dots to create a saturated range of colors. This is actually a 5 color screen print - Yellow, Lime green iridescent, bright blue, hot pink and black. All layers (except for Black) are transparent- allowing for the "color mixing on paper" effect. The paper is 19"x25" 120lb cougar bright white cover stock. Its the "whiter than white" paper that makes bright colors extra bright... signed and numbered run of 75!

This is the ink drawing I created based on the original pencil drawing. This is about 10"x 15"

This is the original pencil drawing that jump started the whole process. This is about 5"x 5"

Consolidated Skateboards, Roberto Aleman, "Skull & Trumpets"

2009-09-24T08:50:00.002-04:00

This is a skateboard design I created for Roberto Aleman, a Consolidated Skateboards team member. The "tan" you see is actually the boards natural wood grain which i chose to use in the design as a neutral midtone. The "Roberto Fucking Aleman" type was hand lettered custom for this board.

Teenage Bottlerocket // at The Barbary

2009-09-23T14:03:00.009-04:00

This is a poster I designed and screen printed for one of my all time favorite bands Teenage Bottlerocket. The imagery and overall "feel" of the poster was inspired by 2 things: TBR's new singe "Skate or Die"- which I love, and second- all of the brightly colored "gnarly" skateboard artwork created in the late 80's/early 90's that honestly informs a good bit of my own work. This poster is a 4 color screen print, edition of 75 on 19"x25" cougar 100lb bright white cover stock. its a four color screen print- fluorescent & iridescent lime green, fluorescent Hot Pink, fluorescent Blue and Matte Black. I also printed a limited run of variants with fluorescent Orange in place of the pink!

Consolidated Skateboards, Kyle Berard, "Wheres Beraldo"

2009-08-18T01:42:00.007-04:00

This is deck art I created for Consolidated Skateboards featuring a parody of Wheres Waldo- in this case "Wheres Beraldo" refers to Kyle Berard, one of Consolidated Skate's most prolific skaters. The "wood" you see imposed in this jpeg is actually where I have chosen to leave the board naked exposing the actual wood grain, and therefore utilizing it to add real texture and color to my illustration.

Here you can also see some of the process I went through to create this deck. Starting with a couple of loose pencil drawing followed by a tighter inking and finally full color vector art.

Face To Face at The Trocadero // Poster Art Process

2009-08-18T01:37:00.002-04:00

Grinding It Out - Kevin Sharp // Editorial Illustration

2009-08-18T01:33:00.004-04:00

This is an illustration I created for Decibel, a Philly based nationally syndicated metal music magazine. This illustration is being run along side (and is of) a regular column written by Kevin Sharp of the band Brutal Truth.

This is the pencil drawing I created and then vectored.

Face To Face // at The Trocadero

2009-08-18T01:28:00.015-04:00

This is a poster design I created for the classic Southern California punk rock band Face To Face show at the Trocadero.

The Bouncing Souls // at The Trocadero

2009-08-18T01:27:00.005-04:00

This is a poster I created for the Bouncing Souls 20th Anniversary world tour stop in Philadelphia at the Trocadero. This poster features two dates with very different and amazing opening acts, therefore I created a "Two up" style design & print. I hand pulled a limited edition of 50 screen prints of this and as a nice measure of detail (and because the Soul's are SO f'n worth it) I hand perforated each one of these! 3 colors- Golden Yellow, Teal Blue, Blood Red on 19"x25" Cougar 100lb Cover. Last but not least, the yellow & blue layers are full bleed...

Fuzzstock Arts & Music Festival // New Hope, PA

2009-08-18T00:26:00.006-04:00

This is a poster design I created for the 2009 Fuzzstock Arts & Music Fesitval in New Hope, PA. This features the classic no.40 steam locomotive that still runs in New Hope to this day. This design is also the first time I've implemented the shading/coloring method you see here (overlapping lines of varying depth and hues.) To make this work "on paper" I hand pulled a 3 layer screen print, 25"x 10.5", the first two layers are split fountains- ( the first is florescent Orange into florescent Yellow, the second is florescent Pink into florescent Blue), all followed by some rich matte black line art to make everything really pop. Also, I mixed the second layer colors as transparent to achieve the full shading/coloring effect I'm working on here.

Mourning Breath // Personal Illustration & Screen Print

2009-06-11T12:47:00.006-04:00

Here is the final vector color art work of this illustration based on the ink drawing below. This illustration is comprised of 3 overprinted colors plus Black line art. I hand pulled a HUGE limited edition screen print of this illustration, printed on 19"x25" 100lb cougar cover stock. 4 colors, Florescent Green, Florescent Pink and Florescent Blue topped off with matte Black! Signed and numbered edition of 75- available 24/7 from my ETSY store: http://www.jpflexner.etsy.com/

This is the ink drawing I created based on he Pencil sketch below... to make this I blew up the pencil art about 400% and drew this right on top! Added all of the detail and tweaked out the character during this phase.

This is the original pencil sketch that inspired his project.

Just a quick detail of the final color artwork showing the half-tone overprinting color method I've used here. The appearance of smooth color gradation is achieved by overprinting transparent inks directly over top of the other colors combined with the finely controlled placement of the half-tone patterns used to actually apply the layers!