Monday, October 28, 2024

Kicking and Scheming



This fun piece was inspired by the amazing (and quite prolific) Hong Kong illustrator, Yuen Tai-Yung. Considered "The Godfather of Hong Kong Movie Posters" as he worked on some of the most popular films made during their cinematic 'golden age' (1970s to 1990s). He's perhaps best known for his comedy posters for the Hui Brothers, as well as Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. These usually featured caricatured, exaggerated heads of the main cast in dynamic poses. Often against a simple white backdrop.

His orignal poster for the 1983 sports/action/comedy THE CHAMPIONS is one such example. In my updated version, I've continued that motif of the exaggerated head for Biao, with an added spash of color 'peeling' off his uniform. To, hopefully, give it more energy and excitement. The color-coded cast is lined up for battle (good guys in red, and bad guys in blue), matching the soccer/football jersey colors used in the film. All this is set against a diagonal slash of team colors, Yuen popping off against white, with faint magnified details of grass and sports jersey material.


I also included some chalk markings of mapped out 'play diagrams', which I have no clue if soccer coaches actually do. But, hey, if filled in negative spaces and drew the eye to my signature. Ha.

Next up.... MIRACLES never cease.

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