We’ve just taken receipt of this brand new UK quad for the upcoming grindhouse movie HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN from director Jason Eisner, which is out over here on the 15th of July.
The poster is the creation of Tom Hodge, aka The Dude Designs, “one of several British artists (others include Graham Humphreys and Rick Melton) at the forefront of what appears to be a welcome revival in the lost art of creating original painted, illustrated and hand-crafted images for movie posters and DVD sleeves instead of following the sometimes spiritless digital photocomposition route which has become the industry norm.”
Hodge has also recently completed poster artwork for Troma’s “Father’s Day” and director Ti West’s “The Inkeepers” as well as brand-new DVD/Blu-ray sleeve artwork for Brian De Palma’s classic thriller “Obsession” and for 80s cult faves “Vamp” and “Savage Streets”.
“My aim with my design and illustration work is to bring back the lost magic of the video cover and poster art; to paint, illustrate and hand assemble images which have ‘personality’ more than pixel perfection [and] invoke those memories and emotions you used to get when you held a video box in your hand or stared at an illustrated movie poster; to create iconic images and to capture that style and excitement which first inspired me.” The artist said.
I must admit, I am loving the poster.
Can’t wait to finally see the movie next month either!!! What do you guys think of the poster?
