Life is a Drag

A triple-tiered pun drives this glittery drag queen’s posthumous mantra, with her wry cigarette smoke floating over a billowing wig. Traditional pencil illustration and digital coloring bring a sparkly, contoured take on dark humor “to life” in this finalist poster entry for the 2019 MUMEDI “To Death with a Smile” international competition, previously on display at the Mexican Museum of Design.

 
 

Design represented as street art.

Development Process

Rough concept sketches and color thumbs.

Base pencil sketch and color palette experimentation.

Credit:
Graffiti art mockup .psd created by Freepik.

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