How to Create Your Own Gig Posters, Band T-Shirts, Album Covers, & Stickers

Download or read book How to Create Your Own Gig Posters, Band T-Shirts, Album Covers, & Stickers written by Ruthann Godollei and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether your band is just starting out or touring the nation, here’s how you can build its identity by making your own unique gig posters, custom T-shirts, album covers, record sleeves, and stickers. Fans want cool and creative band merchandise, and this book gives you the tools and information you need to create your own. Author Ruthann Godellei is an artist and printmaking professor at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, with vast experience making gig posters as well as teaching band members how to make their own. She explains, with step-by-step instructions and photos, techniques like screenprinting, photocopy art, mixed-media collage, stencil, stamping, and other guerilla art styles. Included as well is a gallery of art and artists to inspire you in creating your band’s look with your merch.