Spooky movie posters come to life with clay
There's nothing spookier than a horror movie character come to life.
Lizzie Campbell, a UK-based designer, sort of does that. She creates seriously impressive polymer clay versions of movie posters and has put a recent focus on spooky Halloween films.
Sh's been posting a new horror film poster every day this month on her Instagram and her website.
"I love watching films -- particularly horror and dark genres -- and having a real appreciation for alternative film posters (there are so many gorgeous examples out there by amazing illustrators), I thought it might be interesting to reimagine posters in polymer clay and mixed media as the absurdity really appeals to me," Campbell wrote to Mashable.
Even though Campbell is a professional artist, she spends most of her free time working on personal art projects.
"It's really important, I think, to work on personal creative projects outside of paid commissions, as you're able to fully express yourself without the restrictions of a brief -- and of course it's a project I can dip in and out of whenever I have some free time."
Campbell usually spends about two days making each movie poster.
"Provided I'm working with one character, a poster will usually take around two days to make, but they have been known to take up to a week. I tend to spend a day or so in making a model, and the second day is focused on photography and digital work," she said.
Campbell thinks her work has been so popular because of her focus on nostalgia-inducing films.
"The response to my work has generally been very positive as I think my horror posters somehow tap into a certain nostalgia for fans of both claymation and horror films," she told Mashable.
In addition to her poster project, Campbell is also working on a series of greeting cards featuring her clay characters.
Here are some of her slightly less spooky creations:
Campbell's artwork is available for purchase on Etsy (clay models) and Society6 (prints, pillows, shower curtains, phone cases and more).
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Sophie was a Viral Content Intern for the Watercooler channel. More writing and other stuff by Sophie can be found at www.sophiehirsh.com.
