Souvenir poster for Coldwater

This is the finished souvenir poster for the Coldwater Steampunk Festival.   This was a lot of work because the octopus and diver's helmet were so detailed.  Also the border and lettering were also done in the computer in illustrator 8.  I think my computer nearly had an implosion but it succeeded in producing what I needed to get done.  The poster will be available in limited edition at the Steampunk Festival in Coldwater this summer.

Steampunk Octopus

Finished the illustration, here is the picture without the words.  Lots of work went into this one.  The helmet and the octopus took many hours.

Updated Poster, still in progress

Here is the next stage of the souvenir poster for Coldwater.  It has the cleaned up octopus and the background is done, only thing left is to pick the colours for the octopus.  I will post it when it is finished.  Decided against a green octopus because that would be too much like someone else's project so I think I will go with reddish tones.  Let the organizers at Coldwater know if you like it. 

Souvenir pins for the Coldwater Steampunk Festival

I thought I would use my humour to describe the Steampunk festival in Coldwater.  I designed something that could be used for every year, and this year is the fifth year of the festival therefore the big 5.  I felt they needed their own logo to be made into buttons for fundraising purposes.

The second pin is with western lettering to fit with the theme they have for this year. I carefully spaced the type, moving letters individually into the best position.

So if you are heading to Coldwater, or just want to support the festival, purchase a button wherever you can. I will try to post when they are available.

Poster in Progress

I attended the Coldwater festival last year and had a lot of people ask me for souvenir

posters. So I decided to do one.  This is just a rough. It will have a lot of elements from other things.  A limited number will be available at the Coldwater festival.  I will post more pics of the work as it progresses.

Hat Medallions and Collar Medallions

I am producing a number of Steampunk Hat Medallions to decorate your hats, turning just a regular chapeau into a Steampunk work.  The gear themed medallions are lightweight as to not damage your head wear.  Each piece is hand cut and assembled, hand painted as a work of art and sealed with with a water resistant coating. As art pieces they are not indestructible but I have taken care to make them as hardy as possible. So don't fold bend or mutilate and you should be fine.

 The Collar Medallions are to be used in place of a regular tie, to add just a splash more steampunk to your outfit. The elastic band slips on over your head and rests under your collar worn much like a tie but just making more of a statement. They should be short enough to stay out of your tea cup but long enough to meet the top of your vest.