Project Details
Title: Pirate Poster Set – Children’s Illustration
Client: Black Forest Artworks
Type: Commercial Illustration / Poster Design
My Role: Illustration, Visual Concept, Color & Style Development
Status: Completed
Client: Black Forest Artworks
Type: Commercial Illustration / Poster Design
My Role: Illustration, Visual Concept, Color & Style Development
Status: Completed
Scope of the Project
Concept and illustration of three pirate scenes for children aged 6 to 10, from a minimal brief
Detailed compositions with small hidden details that invite children to invent their own stories
Clean digital comic style and exact color matching across all three posters
Print-ready artwork, sold as individual prints and as a complete set
Project Description
The brief
Black Forest Artworks sells children’s posters for children’s rooms, kindergartens and schools. The pirate set was aimed at children aged 6 to 10 and had to sell individually and as a set, alongside the client’s other series.
Black Forest Artworks sells children’s posters for children’s rooms, kindergartens and schools. The pirate set was aimed at children aged 6 to 10 and had to sell individually and as a set, alongside the client’s other series.
The challenge
The brief was a theme and a few keywords. Older children lose interest quickly in pictures that are only cute, so the scenes needed enough action and detail to keep them exploring. The three posters had to match in color down to the exact hex code, in a clean digital comic style.
The brief was a theme and a few keywords. Older children lose interest quickly in pictures that are only cute, so the scenes needed enough action and detail to keep them exploring. The three posters had to match in color down to the exact hex code, in a clean digital comic style.
The approach
I filled each scene with recurring images mirroring each other: The treasure map as well as the ship poster hang in the cave, the Map is hanging on the ship to guide the way, and the ship is displayed on the treasure map, as well as the little red parrot who shows up on each illustration. Together, the three posters form one connected pirate world.
I filled each scene with recurring images mirroring each other: The treasure map as well as the ship poster hang in the cave, the Map is hanging on the ship to guide the way, and the ship is displayed on the treasure map, as well as the little red parrot who shows up on each illustration. Together, the three posters form one connected pirate world.
The result
The set is available in the Black Forest Artworks shop as individual prints and as a complete set. The pirate ship poster has become the best-selling design of the series.
The set is available in the Black Forest Artworks shop as individual prints and as a complete set. The pirate ship poster has become the best-selling design of the series.
