saulrosenbaum.com / nevermore

A while back I was contacted regarding a commissioned portrait of Edgar Allen Poe, I was pretty psyched because EAP was a tragically dark guy - and it’s pretty uncommon for a Creative Director to pick an illustrator like me (I typically draw kids, animals and general cuteness) to draw someone like POE - no sooner had I done a bit of research when, I was told the project was on hold, and to stay tuned.. last week, I was told the project went a different way, and the illustration was no longer necessary. But they threw me a design bone, they wanted a graphic manipulation of a raven photograph. I hated doing it, I’d much rather have done the portrait, but at least I got this post out of it.