As We Grew Older

This was a personal project. I was inspired by a collection of stories I was reading, and a few important musical pieces, to write a poem, and a friend of mine encouraged me to create a poster out of the type by trying to illustrate it.

It was a really interesting challenge, and I had to take several stabs at it before I got a composition I was happy with. The text is meant to float along in the shape of smoke rising from the fire. One thing I was not expecting to help it pop so much were the highlights on the deer further away from the flame - it made a huge difference.