Celebrating 'Pacific Rim' with the 'Poster Posse'

Over at Blurppy.com there is something going on - We're celebrating exciting movies we can't wait to see... this time round it's Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim that gets the Poster Posse treatment and there is so much of it that Blurppy had to do two phases.... over 2 days... both of which are now LIVE.

Here's What Blurrpy had to say...

“So far this year Blurppy has had 2 Poster Posse Projects. The first was for World War Z and the second was for Star Trek Into Darkness. For our third project I knew we HAD to tackle Guillermo del Toro’s, “Pacific Rim.” The sheer size and scale of the robots and monsters along with Toro’s amazing vision made Pacific Rim a no-brainer.”

— Blurppy.com

Check out the artwork from over 24 Artists here: Phase One: Phase Two:

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Star Trek: Origins - Illustrated Art Print

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Hot on the heels of my recent JJ Abrams NuTrek inspired Illustrated posters, I was introduced to Thomas Olivri over at Geek-Art in Paris. They hold exclusive gallery shows at Dernier Bar Avant la Fin du Monde (Last Bar Before the End of the World ). Their next show, Final Frontier is an Art Tribute to Star Trek and will also feature new art from my wonderfully talented friends Samuel Ho, Matt Ferguson, Marie Bergeron and many more.

Prints are very limited so if you have your eye on something, don' t hang about. I am told there will be only 20 of each artwork available!

When I began thinking about what to create for this show, I realised the Trek Universe is vast, many vessels, many Captains, many different shows, I could pretty much go in any direction on this. It was however a no brainer after tackling the latest incarnation of Star Trek to now 'boldly go' back to the roots of Star Trek's memorable characters from the original series.

I wanted to keep a similar illustrated movie poster feel to the Illustrations I had just recently created for Star Trek (2009) and Into Darkness. The prints will measure 50 x 70 cm (19.7 x 27.5" approx).

Hope you like it...

Live Long and Prosper!

Man Of Steel

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A daunting prospect for me was figuring out how to tackle this. I knew I really wanted to do a film poster style illustration featuring the new Superman, but figuring out how to go about it, the designing of the poster layout...

Something about Superman and the awesome legacy that we all know and love makes it hard to touch and I have to say, Zack Snyder, Christopher Nolan, and Hans Zimmer, scoring the movie, along with everyone on the production, they all deserve massive credit from what I have seen and heard so far. They honour the Characters, the Story, the Legacy with a new spin and look that is quite different but I have totally bought into it. And so, I really wanted to try and give this poster art a feel of the new film but a different look and an alternative to the photographic posters that are being used to promote the film.

I thought about it for a long while, toying with so many ideas, that just didnt cut it - was I trying to be too clever...? then it hit me. It's the Man Of Steel...! I need Superman, front and centre, looking hard as... 'Steel'... and that was the best place for me to start.

I really wanted to show Superman's heritage, a little of where he came from, his birth Parents on Krypton and also his relationship with his Father on Earth - these are the foundations of who Superman or Kal-El is and grows to become. It was important for me to have it in there. Scouring the internet for reference material, there actually wasn't that much to my surprise, so I did the best with what I could. I can not wait for this movie, the trailer is possibly one of the greatest ever created... Bring on the Man of Steel!!

The print will be available this weekend at Hero Complex Gallery, Los Angeles as part of their upcoming show 'Arch Nemesis'

More details to come soon.

Star Trek Poster Giveaway

A Special Star Trek Giveaway!

I have decided that I’m going to giveaway one set of these (27x40") one sheet film poster size prints. Originally printed for an illustration expo/show, they are a very rare and limited print that is not available to buy anywhere.

The Rules are simple. Just follow me at one or more of these places:

http://twitter.com/paulshipper
http://Facebook.com/paulshipperstudio
http://instagram.com/paulshipper
http://dribbble.com/paulshipper
http://Behance.net/paulshipper
http://paulshipper.tumblr.com/

LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+, Vimeo and YouTube.

When I get to 1701 followers on one of these sites, the lucky winner will be selected at random!

The more places you follow, the more chance of winning as you will be included from the list of followers on each site.

I hope that all makes sense!

Good luck. LLAP!

Star Trek: Into Darkness Illustrated Poster

Following on from my recent Illustrated poster for JJ Abrams' First 'Trek' film, I am very pleased to announce an illustrated poster design for the latest instalment from Bad Robot and Paramount Pictures, Star Trek: Into Darkness.

Exclusively premiering on Blurppy.com today, this artwork is presented alongside even more 'Into Darkness' inspired alternative movie poster goodness, from some of my talented 'Poster Posse Project' Pals Matt Ferguson, Marko Manev, Marie Bergeron, Adam Rabalais, Rodolfo Reyes, Johnny Dombrowski, Fernando Reza, Tim Anderson and Joe Vetoe.

Star Trek: Into Darkness by Paul Shipper

Get Lucky Punk

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I do love me some Daft Punk. And boy, oh boy this new album coming out soon is going to be amazing! Random Access Memories will take you back to the roots of Disco with some incredible guest artists - just feast your eyes and ears on the Collaborator Series videos on www.daftpunk.com to get a feel for the groove...

The art show is inspired by the French electronic music duo Daft Punk. To celebrate the release of Daft Punk’s first album in eight years, Gauntlet Gallery will feature works by over 40 painters, sculptors , digital and screen print artists, each of whom has created an original work of art inspired by Daft Punk.

I approached my piece as a promotional poster for the first single that was to be released from 'Random Access Memories' - 'Get Lucky' featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers. I instantly loved this track and had it practically on repeat during the whole creation of this piece. Hope you like it..

'Get Lucky Punk' - 18x24" Giclée Print - Limited Edition of 50 — 'Get Lucky Punk' - 18x24" Giclée Print - Limited Edition of 50

Gauntlet Gallery’s “ReDiscovery” debuts on May 18th with an opening night reception from 7pm to 10pm. The show will be on view until June 15th, 2013. Located at 1040 Larkin Street in San Francisco.

Butch and Sundance

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid has always been one of my favourite movies. When it came time to think of a subject for Bottleneck Gallery's latest show, 'I Love You Man', It had to be this... probably the greatest buddy movie of all time!

Hope you all like it.

Butch and Sundance - 18 x 24" Giclée - Bottleneck Gallery, NYC

Illustrated 'Cloud Atlas' Poster Coming Soon

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I’m very pleased to announce that I have been asked to create an illustrated ‘Cloud Atlas’ poster!

Just finished a wonderful Skype video meeting with Jon Donahue from BeyondTheMarquee.com where we talked about working on an illustration for this ground-breaking film.

I have to say I’m very excited as it is an absolutely amazing film that they made, and I’m looking forward to the challenge of representing this incredible piece of cinema into a piece of film poster art … An illustrated poster with the aesthetics that will hopefully make you want to see the film all over again. Or, if you missed it, will make you want to see it for the first time!

Who knows where this will go. At the moment it’s a personal project of ours – Jon worked on the film with Tom Hanks and between the cast and crew, they all had an incredible time making this film and this is a chance to celebrate it the way we know how… in the form of a new illustrated poster. Looking forward to the ride!

“It seems to be a common trend nowadays for movie studios to abandon the tried and true techniques of hand-drawn poster ‘art’ to adopt more photographic-based designs put together using graphic design computer software. Avid poster collectors can quickly tell you that almost all movie posters up to and well into the 80′s were illustrated by hand. Images that used to really stir the imaginations of moviegoers even before they saw the movie have now turned more toward big close-ups of actor’s faces, quirky graphic designs, fonts and an overall loss of bang for the buck in terms of beauty. We’re not saying that today’s poster designs are all that bad – some are still downright impressive – but a case can be made that there’s definitely a diminishing of heart and character in modern-day movie posters that was not missing in the painted posters of old.”

— Beyond The Marquee

Click here to read the full press release

The Rocketeer

Coming soon to Hero Complex Gallery in Los Angeles. My Rocketeer artwork for the Righteous Rides Show. Opens This Friday, May 3rd at 2020 South Robertson Blvd., Studio D, Los Angeles, CA 90034 Opening reception from 6pm til Late...

On display: May 3rd - May 19th. Wednesday - Saturday, 11am - 6pm, Sunday, 11am - 4pm

Now available to purchase online! at HeroComplexGallery.com

18x24" Giclée Print

Limited Edition of 100

$50 USD

THE ROCKETEER artwork by @paulshipper reminds me why I need to rewatch the film AND pick up Paul's print! Great job! paulshipperstudio.com/blog/2013/4/30…
— Posterocalypse (@Posterocalypse) May 6, 2013

BUY NOW : Click here to purchase direct from the Gallery

Iron Man 3

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Iron Man 3! Had to, just had to do a little mock up poster illustration! Going to see this tonight. Can't wait!

PS.

UPDATE

Quick review. Spoiler free. Great film. Think, 'Iron Man' meets 'Lethal Weapon 2'. Great action, laughs, emotion, characters... Ben Kingsley is knockout!!! Go see it!

Scorsese Tribute Show - Taxi Driver

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Im very proud to announce my latest print for the upcoming Spoke Art Scorsese Tribute Show at Bold Hype Gallery, NYC this weekend.

This is my first print in collaboration with Spoke Art and I have to say I'm really excited to be a part of it!

My Print will be a Limited Edition 18 x 24" Giclée of 40 available at the gallery this weekend. Online sales begin the following week. Hope you all like it!

UPDATE

Available Now at The Spoke Art Store

Star Trek - Illustrated Poster Art

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It's Star Trek month over at Planet Pulp and I finally get to illustrate a Trek poster!

I was quite vocal about the film poster campaign when the first JJ Abrams Star Trek was released... and I did say I would have a go at an illustrated version of the poster, well, just as the next instalment of the reborn franchise is upon us, I finally got round to it. Projects dont usually take me 4 years to complete by the way! I actually roughed this out after re-watching the film again last week, comped it up on Friday night, drawing Saturday and Sunday and finishing it after a full day on Monday... so 4 days (not years)

There is a tip of the hat here to Bob Peak's amazing poster illustration for ST:TMP and it felt right to do that to me...also managed to incorporate Nero's drill in there too.

Hope you all like it - Very excited about the next film, 'Into Darkness' maybe a companion poster will emerge?...

JJ Abrams really did a great thing with making this movie, I was kind of into Trek growing up, mainly because it was Sci-Fi (Star Wars was top dog at the time) but JJ Abrams definitely sealed the deal for me when he made this!

Click on the closeups above to see more detail

UPDATE

Check out the Illustrated INTO DARKNESS Poster

Click here to see the Into Darkness Poster Illustration

All Things To All Men

Designing and Illustrating a Film Poster.

The project first came about by way of a very nice recommendation from an illustrator friend of mine, Mark Raats to the films Director, George Isaac. Mark was originally connected to the project early on. Having difficulty fitting it in with his workload, he asked me if I could carry on from where he left off.

“After working through a number of poster concepts together we ultimately ran out of time. Not wanting to leave the ATTAM team in the lurch, I looked around at artists I know and tried to identify someone who would be able to take my place, work within a team environment and also an individual who was an exceptional artist capable of producing work of the highest standard...

I decided Paul Shipper was perfect for the job. I have admired Paul’s work for a number of years and what he puts forward in his work was precisely the kind of edgy illustration I thought would be perfect for the ATTAM poster. I introduced Paul to George and I was delighted when I heard that they felt comfortable with each other and I was even more thrilled to see Paul’s final poster when it came out - I think its fantastic!”

— Mark Raats

I jumped at the chance to work on the project, and so it began.

Working directly with George, the Director of the film was a truly great experience and we were able to work out ideas via email and over the phone from his office in London with ease. We spoke almost daily during the project, discussing ideas, ironing out the details, talking films, the industry itself, posters and art... It got to the point where the days we didn't speak, I really missed our chats. George was a great guy to work with and honoured to call him a friend...

Mark had already created some great concepts for the poster design that everybody loved. Coming to the party a little late, George explained to me he really wanted the poster creating within a pretty tight time frame in order to get the marketing the film started. After working on some updates and revisions to Marks concepts, it was soon obvious that there wasn't going to be enough time to really give this illustrated poster the justice it deserved. I suggested to George that we could create a cool looking teaser poster for the film, get it out there and then concentrate on the main poster after that. George quite liked the idea but was not completely convinced and wanted to see my ideas. So we talked about the essence of the film in depth and the feel he wanted. London was a big part of the film and one of the early tag lines was "Who Lit The Fuse", I had a production photo of Rufus Sewell running in the streets of London that looked particularly strong, it's also one that Mark used in his early concepts. So, I started sketching out ideas and once they were drafted out I emailed them out to George.

I have always loved the intricacy of the London Underground map and for me it fit perfectly with the twists, turns and complexity of the film. Turning one of the lines into a fuse with a spark and having a silhouetted Rufus running on the fuse line... These 'minimalistic' concepts really resonated with George and there was one in particular that he immediately fell in love with pretty much deciding there and then that this was going to be the MAIN poster for his movie! I was a little taken aback by that! what no fully illustrated poster now!?...

All Things To All Men - British Quad Poster

I redesigned the film's title logo and I created the artwork in various formations needed for the advertising of the film. The One Sheet/Roadside Outdoor Poster, A British Quad for the cinemas, a 96 Sheet backlit billboard and the T Side for the London buses.

After the final artwork was approved and set in motion for the advertising campaign I decided to revisit the original illustrated concepts for the poster and created this fully illustrated version of the poster, primarily as a thank you gift to George and Mark for their sheer awesomeness and to also satisfy my own desire to see the job completed... I think it serves as a nice companion piece to the Red Poster design fleshing out the excitement of the film and it's characters.

Creating artwork (key art) for the advertising of a film in cinemas has always been a high on the personal goals list for me and despite creating a one sheet illustration for Daryl Goldberg's 'Made For Each Other' in 2008 and the film related personal / gallery work I have been producing, this project ticked one of my boxes for sure. With a major advertising push by the Director George Isaac and Producers of the film meant it has made it's way around the UK in a big way over the last couple of weeks. Living in New Zealand, I haven't been able to see the posters first hand but thanks to my friends and fans I have been able to see it in their snaps of ATTAM poster sightings around the UK on Bus Shelters, in the London Underground, sides of double decker buses... I'm just waiting on a photo of the huge 96 sheet backlit billboard that went up last weekend!

Unused Poster Concepts

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Check out the trailer

All Things To All Men was released in cinemas across the UK on April 5th Starring Gabriel Byrne, Rufus Sewell and Toby Stephens.

Checking out the Ship Shop

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The Ship Shop is a place where I have prints, originals and other goodies available to buy direct from the Studio. Granted, there isn't a great deal of art on there at the moment, but go check out the store and let me know what you think. I'm open to suggestions, someone mentioned T-Shirts even... we shall see... There will be more!

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Free Mini Rocketeer 'Hood Ornament' Print with Every Order (while stocks last)

At the moment every order gets a free mini Rocketeer sketch print included with your order!

Oh, and a little tip...if you head down to read the very bottom of this page you might just see a special offer... (hint - newsletter)

Coming Soon

A few select previews of illustrations created that will become public during the coming month or so...

Including a Theatrical Movie Poster, Comic Book, Gallery Work, Logo/Character Design and a CD Cover

Subscribe to the Newsletter For Future Updates

'Walt' - A Tribute to the Most Oscar Nominated Man on the Planet

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When it came time to decide on an illustration for the upcoming 'Oscar Legends' Show at Hero Complex Gallery I decided to honor the person with the most Academy Award Nominations and Wins, Walt Disney. With a total of 59 nominations, 22 wins and has 4 honorary awards... One word, Legend. A Legend that has brought so much joy to our World beginning with 'Steam Boat Willie' and the birth of Mickey Mouse, through ground-breaking animation and film, and not forgetting the Happiest Places on Earth, Disneyland/Disney World.... His legacy continues since his passing in 1966. With the acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel and more recently Lucasfilm, the Disney magic is touching even more people than ever before and spanning many different genres.

I can still remember my first time at Disneyland, Calif. back in 1981, I was just 5 years old and can recall it with great clarity... Good times.

'Walt' 8 x 10" FineArt 300gsm Giclée - Edition of 50 - by Paul Shipper — **'Walt'** 8 x 10" FineArt 300gsm Giclée - Edition of 50 - by Paul Shipper

Big thanks to Hero Complex Gallery and to Peter at SlashFilm for debuting the piece earlier today and for this wonderful quote - Made my day...

“One of /Film’s favorite artists, Paul Shipper.”

— Peter Sciretta - SlashFilm

Exclusively revealed on SlashFilm.com - Cool Stuff

Click here for more details on the upcoming show

Oscar Legends - San Francisco

15th February 2013

Hosted by: SOMArts

Oscar Legends - Portland, Oregon

Opening Night: Saturday, February 23rd, 4pm - 10pm

Oscar Gala Reception: Sunday, February 24th, 4pm - Close

Hosted by: The Hollywood Theatre

Now available to purchase online for just $30!

Bottleneck 'Get a Room' Full Reveal!

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'Bed Club' Limited Edition of 50 / 10 x 25" / 300gsm FineArt Giclée

The 'Get A Room' Show

Friday, February 15th - Friday, March 8th

Opening Reception: Friday February 15th from 7pm to 10pm

Online Sales Begin Saturday February 16th ~ 12 noon est.

BottleneckGallery.com

Now Available to purchase online - Limited Edition Print at Bottleneck Gallery New York

http://www.bottleneckgallery.com/products/paul-shipper-bed-club

Win 2 Limited Edition Prints!

It's Giveaway Time! I'm giving away 2 of my limited edition prints from my first gallery show at Bottleneck Gallery, New York. My Band of Brothers and Flight of the Conchords pieces. Both measure 20x30 inches and are amazing reproductions of the original paintings. One lucky winner will get both!

Check out the link, follow the rules and good luck!

Nerdlocker Print Giveaway!

Nerdlocker Interview

Had a fun ol' time being interviewed by Nerdlocker. Be sure to have a read (link below).

I feel honoured to be among some amazing talent that they have already interviewed including Tyler Stout, James Rheem Davis and Jock4Twenty to name just a few.

Click here to read the full interview

The Mind of Tim Burton - Limited Edition Print

This illustration was originally conceived for the Tim Burton month at Planet-Pulp.

The portrait of Tim Burton features characters from his films intertwined throughout his hair. Jack Skellington from Nightmare Before Christmas, Batman, Frankenweenie, Sleepy Hollow, Mars Attacks, the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland and Beetlejuice...

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Signed Limited Edition of 100 Prints
8.25 x 11" Giclée Print
308gsm Hahnemühle FineArt Photo Rag
$30 (Plus Postage of $10.00)
Ships flat in card envelope

Now Available at the Ship Shop