311 Day - regular edition to 50 You'll notice directly south of

You'll notice directly south of the black hole sits a (literal) dying star

The color scheme is sampled from the 'Hesitation Marks' album art

I knew I wanted something in their beaks and liked the tension from the ribboning of a broken jawbreaker pattern

the pixel characters meant nothing

311 Day - regular edition to 50 You'll notice directly south ofCreating an image like this one is a bit like constructing a 1000 piece puzzle without having the box topper as a guide to what the finished art will look like. Mgmt stressed the importance of elements relating to New Orleans early on in the process and the gator was the first piece I drew. It's a pretty intuitive process after that first piece. Figuring out ways to unify all the elements and link them together in a cohesive image is a balancing act.