New artwork and motion art! This one was actually designed for my Church’s Easter Illustrated Sermon entitled, “Power Of One.” There are quite a few symbols in the piece. I tried to really put some deep thought and detail into this one. I love when artwork communicates a certain point but isn’t as revealing or straightforward. I enjoy a bit of mystery. The personal challenge was to develop a unique piece that communicated the emotion of the crucifixion without getting “Christianese.”

If you’ll notice in the motion piece, there is a slight variation in the artwork. I can’t make every call at work! But I can post what I want to post here! There’s only love though!

The only difference between the two are composited photo elements on the “1″ in the motion piece. I took them out for the art I’m posting here because I felt it made the piece a tad too busy and slightly over communicative.

I spent quite a bit of time trying to match the lighting and shadows of each element as if all are being illuminated from shared light sources. I really wanted there to be a gritty texture to everything overall. This helps express the reality of experiencing a crucifixion. I’m a sort of realist at times as well, so definitely had to show things as they would have been, but don’t get me wrong. I wanted it to look cool too! Hence the swirly bits and bold, textured-rich typography! I also did all the sound design. The goal was to make it feel almost like a movie title bump.

Oh, and make sure to Appreciate it on the Behance Network! Thanks.


Power of One from Eric Dies on Vimeo.

Filed under: Graphic Art, Motion Art, Visual Inspiration by Mr. Dies