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In The Flesh: Framed

Livia — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:04:53 +0000

Finally got round to framing a few pieces and having them on my wall for a little motivation. The rest of the pieces on my wall are ones which I find inspiring from various different people Sorry the pictures are a little dark, couldn’t use the flash.

Here’s the A2 poster I did for To The Republics ‘Drown EP’ release show. It was my first A2 poster, plenty of very slow photoshop moments whilst creating this before I gave up and did all the text in illustrator and just did the background, and placing everything else in photoshop. Printed awesome

Read on for two more.

Here’s the unfinished version of ‘There Goes the Neighborhood’. I had it printed to see how it came out before I had some time to go back and finish it off. This is just a personal project I did, my first color vector on Adobe Illustrator, it hangs on the wall to motivate me to try more and more.

And here’s the M-4, another personal piece, which also will stay on the wall to motivate me to try more on illustrator. It took me absolutely hours to finish.

I have asked around 10 people, personally, if they find it violent or offensive. Each one has said no so far, even my gun hating mum believe it or not! Just goes to show what BS some people will throw at you eh? Don’t know what I’m on about? Go here. Next time you don’t like my artwork just grow some balls and tell me instead of inventing a rule which you haven’t stated at the start and still haven’t stated on the site, I’m a big girl I can take the news Boom Boom tish! Yes… people like that are a pet hate of mine. I really wouldn’t mind if the gun was in someones hands, pointing it at someone else, that can be seen as violent and could be definitely offensive if I based it on the current war, that would be fair play.

There Goes the Neighborhood • Complete

Livia — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:46:57 +0000

To see the first post on this piece, head over here.

Right… I think after doing a few finishing touches this piece, my first color vector is a wrap! I ended up doing two versions, ESQ. (the face!) named it There Goes The Neighborhood and I liked it so used that and placed it on the second version, in an old school style font (read more to see the text version). This piece along with the M-4 piece I did have made me want to learn illustrator more. Before I found it very annoying as Photoshop has been my primary since I started, and I only opened illustrator for the odd job but I find it quite relaxing, and even though they’re a long process it’s worth it when you see the end results

ESQ Vector // Personal Piece

Livia — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:59:49 +0000

Recently I’ve seen a lot of vectors of people which have smoothly blended skin tones and are half cartoon, half life like. I decided I wanted to give it a go but to keep the skin tones harsh to create an abstract effect. Once I was complete I chose to change the colors to purples/blues to further the abstract look.

This is my first time doing a color vector – as you can see in my blog my others are simple black & white ones with one color to make it pop. I’m no illustrator but I’m trying to get to grips with Ai more. This took me a fair few hours but they were broken up so it wasn’t too bad.

It could do with a clean up but… How did I do?

// Brown Version

// Purple Version

ESQ // Stop & Go Music Video

Livia — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:17:07 +0000

Firstly… This is not directed or edited by me. I’m generally just giving a long term client a little extra promo because I think this video is pretty cool. The style of the editing fits the songs perfectly and there’s only a couple of parts I don’t like (when the stop sign & esq turn black & white shades). Overall it’s a great video created by ForteNox for ESQ. Great quality too compared to youtube, it takes a little longer to load but it’s worth it as there’s not a stretched pixel in sight on my 24″ screen!

ESQ. “Stop n Go” Music Video from MeetESQ on Vimeo.

MeetESQ.com // Website & Mixtape Album

Livia — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:43:38 +0000

It’s finally ready!

The site is relatively basic styled website with a minimalist theme with a bit of an urban graffiti touch. We went for white/grey/orange for the color scheme, simple but striking. It actually went through a complete re-design a few weeks ago which made it 100x better, funny how ideas can brew over time into something a lot better. His album MEETESQ.COM has also been released today, get your hands on the free digital copy by clicking the image below!

Take a look around, listen to his music, if you like what you hear download a mixtape (or two… three.. four…) from the discography section. Don’t forget to add his myspace & follow his moves on twitter!

MeetESQ.Com Image

Livia — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:14:54 +0000

This was a draft of a cover idea, but it ended up being used for some promo bits (sticker, display pics, etc) for the mixtape instead. Wanted to try out a black and white dripping graffiti style, with a hint of color.

ESQ / MeetESQ.com // Mixtape Cover

Livia — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:20:21 +0000

Meetesq.com the mixtape and the actual website will be released/launched together… very soon so keep your eyes pealed. The tracks have been in the making a long time! Don’t forget to follow him on twitter. Here’s the cover below. The concept was to take objects which give you a quick brief history of ESQ. you can put the pieces together.

Cont.I did a few of these arial view style covers a long time ago, so it was definitely cool to try them out again as I used to really like doing them.

The M-4 with the rounds, dog tags, along with the two 6×4 pictures show that ESQ was in the US Army. The two previous releases are on the side to remind you… cop those from datpiff.com. The lyrics on the torn paper symbolize the music, along with the microphone and headphones. Cash… well everyone needs cash.. and diamonds aha! His phone, the business cards show he’s also a business man. The comic is a personal preference, Marvel villains Same goes for the back cover. Nothing is there without a reason! The glowing lines? Well that’s just a touch of what I like to do

En’Rico ‘ESQ.’ Dion’s Single Artwork [LISTEN]

Livia — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:12:30 +0000

Below is the artwork to En’Rico Dion’s single which is presented and produced by DJ One. It follows a similar style of the previous get fly promotional cover. The single features three tracks, ‘Get Fly’ featuring Bam Bam and the brand new ‘Knock em Out’. This will be released both online and offline.

Download/Listen here

Continue reading for a quick review:

If you’re into Hip Hop then a listen of the En’Rico Dion aka ESQ single is definitely worthy. ESQ has been working hard on his music, from live performances, to studio recordings and it’s time for him to be heard. ‘Get Fly’ is more of a club track (DJ’s get a hold of it!) revolving around a strip club theme. Bam Bam is on the hook giving it a catchy style and ESQ’s lyrics hit hard… no pun intended (lol). There is also a clean version of this for the sensitive ears out there! ‘Knock ‘em Out’ is my favorite of the two, I find it quite catchy and I like the punchlines within it. On datpiff there’s two extra bonus tracks: ‘Stop & Go’ has a different feel about it, I find it quite fresh, the beat is very different and overall the song is quite chilled out… to me. ‘Big Deal’ is a freestyle to the infamous beat… if you don’t know which one I’m talking about shame on you lol. Check them out, they’re worthy of a listen and if you like it hit the download button.

Don’t use datpiff.com? Contact ESQ and get a copy sent to you via the email.

En’rico Dion Business Cards

Livia — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:27:15 +0000

Business card design for En’rico ‘ESQ.’ Dion which matches his myspace layout with a clean digitalized theme. The front is a simple look with pixels breaking off, with his name as focal point along with his soon to be website. The back features Ohio with Cleveland marked off with a star along with Esq. Recording artists usually look past the whole business card thing… don’t, it makes you look professional and ready to be noticed. Break the mould.

ESQ // Myspace Layout

Livia — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:34:31 +0000

Click image to view live page.

Here’s the layout for Enrico ‘ESQ.’ Dion. It’s a regular myspace which is still under construction in terms of the Flash Banner.

ESQ wanted a complete change this time, with a clean four color layout instead of the usual dark ones hes had in the past. Type and shapes play a big part in this layout. Check out his page & his music. And if you’re in or around Cleveland, stop by to check out any shows he may be doing. Download his mixtapes too whilst your on his page.