DREW STRUZAN

Retired artist Drew Struzan is a film poster artist/illustrator, his most famous are probably his posters of the Star Wars series. His painting technique is one of the main aspects that draw me to his work, using gesso base, and building it up with airbrush acrylic paint and adding any final touches with pencils. i've never tried this technique, but the realism and smoothness of his finished paintings make it something i would wish to explore further in my work.

one thing i think is important in an artist's work is that you can see the thought/time they have put into their work, and this strongly comes across in Drew Struzan's work. The complexity of his final movie posters show the skill and time he puts in to creating them and his incredible attention to detail. i especially enjoy how he frequently uses a dark/ black background, it seems to make the figures pop and stand out against the background, this is something i will experiment with as i continue with my paaintings.