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Polish Film Festival North America

A Polish film festival held in Los Angeles got a poster that belongs to both cities’ traditions, painted after rounds of red-marker studies.

Client
Polish Film Festival North America
Year
2025
Work
Two poster editions, festival logo, marketing collateral
Role
Creative direction and illustration
Creative direction
Dalton Corr, Opmet Osserpse

1The painting

The Polish Film Festival North America poster: a couple walking across a globe ringed with Hollywood landmarks.
Annotated breakdown of the poster, naming each symbol.

2The process

Pencil thumbnails of the poster composition.
Six-panel study taking the woman’s face from sketch to paint.
Digital flat-color block-in, with palette swatches.
Digital refinement adding palm trees and landmark detail
Painterly pass with a textured background.
Red marker composition studies.
Red marker iconography studies, including the map of Poland motif.
Loose gesture studies of the couple.
Red marker study of a Polish folk figure.
Red marker study of a man in a hat.

3Los Angeles edition

The alternate Los Angeles edition of the poster.