This is another graphic design piece that began in Illustrator with the intention of producing a flat, simple, lineart-type look, but was finished in Photoshop because I couldn't help myself adding shadows and depth and richness. Originally the red and white waving flag bars were only intended to show through the cross in the middle, but somehow I managed to see them sticking out beyond the edges and it changed the overall look. Seemed a real shame to cut them off.
Overlaying the Declaration wasn't a part of the original plan either, but something was just missing and I eventually figured out that was it. I think I actually had to locate one of those printed souvenir copies, then scanned it on a flatbed scanner. The Liberty Bell and Unite or Die was taken from Clipart books we found at Colonial Williamsburg.
Did you know that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on the exact same Independence Day? (I believe it was the 50th anniversary too...) That also could be just a remarkable coincidence I suppose...but if it is, it is remarkable isn't it?
I think this is one of my better pieces and I really enjoy looking at it. The interplay of the gold Declaration over the Star-Spangled Blue field, floating over the Red & White Bars that are revealed through the Cross shaped cutout (that's a "cruciform window" for those who are keeping up) ...of course, Independence Day has always been one of my favorite holidays anyway.
What notable occasion do you have coming up?
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