Johnny Cash - Print for Sale

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Johnny Cash Print

Archival prints are now available for purchase. This illustration by Graham Smith was originally commissioned by Paste Magazine. Each print individually signed and titled by the artist.

$65

Size: Print size is 12" x 16". A half inch border surrounds the top and sides with a 2.25 inches border on the bottom, for a finished cut size of 13" x 19".


Paper: Printed on Moab Somerset Enhanced Textured, 100% cotton paper, 225 gsm, acid free, premium archival fine art paper. This paper has a rough texture, like cold pressed watercolor paper.


Ink: Engineered to provide optimum photographic output, these archival pigment inks provide superior resistance to water, fading and smudging. Their wide color gamut allows for true, deep color prints. Matte finish.


Shipping: Prints are rolled gently into tubes and mailed via USPS.


Price: $65 includes shipping within continental US.


Payment: Credit Cards are accepted through PayPal.


Original Post: Johnny Cash




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Paste Magazine Scottish Rappers

Paste Magazine illustration by Graham Smith, for an article about two young rappers from Dundee, Scotland who tricked a major record label into financing a lavish lifestyle, while pretending to be American kids from Los Angeles.

Johnny Cash

I love it when Jose Reyes, Art Director of Paste Magazine calls, he always drops the sweetest assignments. He has a gift for matching the illustrator to the right project. In the November 2008 issue, Paste Magazine reviews Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison: Legacy Edition, and Jose wanted a full page portrait of Johnny Cash illustrated from that era, circa 1968.



I drew up a few pencil sketches. I wanted to provide Jose with different moods for this illustration, so he could have a choice.




Here's the Review page as printed, with all the graphics and logos. To make the illustration really match Paste's page layout, I sampled the aqua color from the "R" logo and painted the background behind his head with a bit of it. I also sampled the light red from the same logo and used that in the center of his face. With that done, I was pleased with the way it all turned out.

$65 includes shipping within the continental US, prints are gently rolled in tubes and shipped via USPS, signed and titled by the artist.

Paste Punk Rocker

Jose Reyes the Art Director of Paste Magazine and founder of Metaleap Design asked me to illustrate a cover for their International Issue - Redefining World Music. This was our first job together and since this assignment we have worked on a few more pieces together. I'll post them later.

I was asked to draw a Chinese Punk Rocker as the issue would hit the newstands in time for the Olympic Games, hosted in China. As it turns out, Punk Rock is a growing thing in China. Chinese officials are allowing it, even though it is a form of protest normally frowned upon. Music and culture is one of the few things America is exporting that other countries want. This infusion of cultures is what is "Redefining World Music".

This is what the printed cover looks like next to the original drawing and inking.





Technical details: I drew this using an old school #2 pencil on 11" x 14", 100 lb Strathmore paper. I inked one size up on 14" x 17" smooth bristol paper with Sumi ink and a Speedball 513 nib. Jose sent me Photoshop templates of the magazine cover, with the title, headlines, cutlines and all that, already in place. I just drew into whatever space was left.