I chose this illustration
as my example because I absolutely love it. It is reminiscent of 1980’s movie
posters, which makes me feel very nostalgic and excited. The kind of
illustration this is, is digital. It also looks almost real to life, but still has
illustrative qualities. The purpose of this illustration is to promote excitement
and wonder about these characters and what adventures they are about to go on.
The context of this piece is that it is art created for the merchandise boxes
of the Netflix series Stranger Things. I think the message of the illustration
is that kids can be very brave and strong in very hard and difficult situations.
The sender of this message is the artist, as well as the writers of the show
the work is based upon. The intended audience of this message are kids and
adults probably beginning at age 10 and going up from there. The communication objective
is to make people excited for the show and the products. This illustration was
created in the digital program Procreate using an iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil.
The illustrator of this piece is Kyle Lambert. He is an L.A. based freelance
commercial Illustrator.
