Dexter Season 5 Poster
I am very excited to finally release my Dexter Season 5 poster! A limited first-edition of 200 are now available on the Showtime website. Take it!
I thought that it would be cool to show the creative process on this project. So I documented the entire project from start to finish, so that you could see everything that goes into making the print. I actually recorded my screen while designing the poster, then time-lapsed it so you can see the artwork come to life!
This was the original rough sketch. After the finale, I went back and scanned through all of the episodes and made a list of the moments that I thought were iconic throughout the season. Then I tried to see how they might work together.
Once the design was finished I sent the art to Vahalla Studios. When it comes to screen printing, these guys are the best! The prints are 3 color on Super Thick French Black Licorice paper. Since we’re printing on black, we do a double hit of the white. Then the pink layer prints, and the red is last. Here are some photos of the posters being printed.
I was thrilled with the way it turned out. It’s not an easy piece to print, but it came out perfectly. Below are some detail images of the finished poster.
The poster is currently available on Sho.com. We also did a second edition of the Season 1-4 prints in case you missed those. The art is exactly the same. The only difference is that I changed the scalpel to a cleaver in the bottom right corner to indicate the second edition.
Amazing stuff, again! Wow!
Another fantastic poster! Thanks for including your process in this post. It’s always great to see how how things like this evolve. Well done!
Awesome work, awesome show. A+!
Incredible!
Amazing! the shape of the luggage, the angle of the barrels, its perfect. Definitely going to pick one up. Really impressive stuff, congrats!
Whoah—that video is both mind-numbing and mind-blowing at the same time. A reminder that great work comes from countless creative decisions. Congrats!
The time lapse video is really cool! Truly shows how time intensive these projects are! It was great to see how you were continuously rearranging and revamping it to perfection.
I always love seeing the process. Very fascinating, Ty. Well done.
Wow man, truly great stuff again. And so cool to see how it all came together in a video !! Loved it !
Im a fan !
These are multiple types of badassery! I love the show and these are a perfect compliment to it. Awesome work man!
I would never attempt to copy but I really want to start getting in to this style of art. Inspiration abound!
Awesome! What’s your technique for creating the texture? Are those files bitmap tiffs?
Thanks Alan! Yes they are.
Excellent video! And love that music, it’s perfect with the images and theme. DEXTER!
Lovely illustration & poster design. It’s great to see the design process as well, thanks for sharing.
Wanted to share your work on my personal blog: http://www.ariasblog.ca/
Hope that’s OK–otherwise do let me know :)
Congrats on this latest print, I love seeing the process. But most of all I would LOVE to see a Mad Men poster (the Lost prints were amazing)
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This is such a terrific post, Ty. Thanks so much for sharing your process. Really informative and FASCINATING to watch!
Ugh. Just found the video for making this on tumblr and it inspired me to learn more about it. Man, it’s so rad. Thanks so much for giving a glimpse into the process, Ty. Made my night!
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