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They Might Be Giants Dial-A-Song ServiceGouache on Watercolor Paper - 9”x12” each

They Might Be Giants is one of my favorite bands, and to celebrate that, I wanted to create a dual-poster design promoting their Dial-A-Song service, which helped make them popular in the 80s and 90s. By combining elements that represent both band members, John Flansburg and John Linnell, I aimed to create a piece that is cohesive and overall fun. I started the process with thumbnail sketches to map out the concept.



From there, I created value and color studies.


From the color studies, I used Photoshop on my reference photos to create a gradient map and used that for the painting. The phone number used in the painting is the current number you can dial for a song.

Here are the final results!


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