Four months ago, my sister had told me about this website called "Creative Allies", where artists come together to create art for different bands ranging from posters to merch and so on and so forth. As I scrolled through the different contest, my eye was drawn to the artist "Olly Murs". I had heard his music before and decided to see what the contest was all about.
After reading the rules, I set out to make my poster. The contest was to create a mid-20th century movie style poster to promote the US release of Olly's CD, "Right Place, Right Time". We could reference songs, his dapper style, as long as it followed the guidelines. After sometime, I submitted what I thought was a simple yet concise design, hoping for the best.
About a week later, I received an email telling me my work had been selected as one of the Editor's Picks. I was so excited, since this was my first experience ever entering an art contest! It reassured me of my style and my abilities. Unfortunately, I didn't win the contest. But although I didn't win the big prize, I did win a personal goal.
You can check out my poster, along with the winning design at the link below:
http://creativeallies.com/galleries/7wg-Editors-Picks-Olly-Murs
