#big man with a gun
‘THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL’ - NINE INCH NAILS
SINGLE COVER: DRAFTS
TRACK 9: BIG MAN WITH A GUN
I brought the ‘big man’ image into photoshop when I decided which one I would use. After slightly adjusting the contrast, I felt something was missing, so similar to what I did with the “explicit” version of my ‘The Becoming’ artwork, I added a splash of blood to the bottom of the image. I like the idea of mystery behind who’s blood it might be, the shooter or a victim.
I also love the contrast between the very grim subject matter and the beautiful, sunny day. the dandelions are a nice touch as well. I remember always thinking of them as beautiful flowers when I was a kid, until I was corrected and told that they are in fact weeds. But who is to say really?
It was nice as well to not have to digitally impose the ‘NIN’ logo. The fact that it is so symmetrically perfect really makes it easy to do something like this, as at the very most it might need a slight adjustment in regrgards to perspective in photoshop. The fact that it is bright white also makes it pop when the contrast is adjusted, making it look as though it may have been digitally added or enhanced.
Overall I’m very happy with the way this turned out, and it probably needed the least editing of any of the other covers I have come up with so far.
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‘THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL’ - NINE INCH NAILS
PARK: IDEAS DEVELOPMENT
TRACK 9: BIG MAN WITH A GUN
After all the doom and gloom of ‘The Downward Spiral’ it was nice to get out of my room and good for a walk in the lovely weather.
While I wanted a break from the project, I couldn’t help myself and brought with me the logo stencil, in case any opportunities presented themselves.
I was glad I did in the end because I captured some great shots, but among my favourite was the one at the top, where the ‘golden hour’ had stretched my shadow across the ground.
I decided to play with the idea of “a big man with a gone” and so I pointed my hand to my head as if I was holding a gun to it.
I got some strange looks in the park, hopefully nobody thought I actually had a gun. Had I been back home in the states, it could have been a scene. People in Ireland though are pretty good at minding their own business, for the most part.
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