Kasper-V Posted January 30 Posted January 30 Nine years or so ago I posted my attempt at copying an attractive cigarette packet design. Now I'm a bit more experienced, I've had another go, along with an enamelled metal advertising sign. There are small differences between this and the one I made before. The design must have been redrawn at least once since it came out in 1886, but I haven't found any pics with dates. I called this Art Deco last time, but it predates that by forty or fifty years! Maybe we'd call it a Mackintosh-y rectilinear Art Nouveau? The artwork is all vector, and I added two or three pixel layers to add some wear-&-tear textures. GarryP, DelN, Ash Eldritch and 10 others 13 Quote
dannyg9 Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Whatever you call it, good design is good design and once again you've produced brilliant work. Go ahead, take a bow. Kasper-V 1 Quote
Kasper-V Posted January 31 Author Posted January 31 54 minutes ago, dannyg9 said: Go ahead, take a bow. Thank you. Consider me bowed! dannyg9 1 Quote
AlanPickup Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Brilliant work, remember them well, as I was often sent to the shop to purchase them for relatives, the days when age did not matter. They were the Schoolboy's favourite cigarette as they came in packs of 5, fortunately never tempted, but know many who did. Kasper-V 1 Quote Alan Pickup Windows 11 Home all Affinity suite of Apps PC and Gigabyte Laptop 16gb Ram and Nvidia GTX1660 Super on each.
Kasper-V Posted February 1 Author Posted February 1 3 hours ago, AlanPickup said: I was often sent to the shop to purchase them for relatives My grandfather once told me that when he started work, leaving school at 13 (during the First World War) he'd often be given a penny and sent out for five 'gaspers' by an older workmate; he'd be given a ciggie in reward on his return. As he didn't smoke, he'd keep them in an empty packet till he had five and keep the penny. AlanPickup and Oufti 2 Quote
DelN Posted February 3 Posted February 3 Oh, I wan' a fag... and I've never smoked in my life! 😀 This is so good! Truly. I love the 'wear and tear' texture you have put over the text, and the colours have a real vintage look... The British tobacco company W.D. & H.O. Wills introduced the brand in England and Ireland in 1888. My mum smoked Player's Weights, then later, No.6. I think you might like the Player's Weights box... https://www.google.com/search?q=players+weights+cigarettes&sca_esv=882ccfba8c13de80&rlz=1C1CHBF_enGB1031GB1031&udm=2&biw=1109&bih=472&sxsrf=AHTn8zqeXoAe1OihJmovh0uQVzNJtQeztA%3A1738597257691&ei=ieOgZ_rrKcfQhbIP17mcmAI&oq=players+weigh&gs_lp=EgNpbWciDXBsYXllcnMgd2VpZ2gqAggAMgQQIxgnMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIEEAAYHjIEEAAYHjIEEAAYHjIGEAAYBRgeMgYQABgFGB5I7yRQAFiGGXAAeACQAQCYAVugAccGqgECMTO4AQHIAQD4AQGYAg2gAuEGwgIKEAAYgAQYQxiKBcICCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIOEAAYgAQYsQMYgwEYigXCAggQABiABBixA8ICDRAAGIAEGLEDGEMYigXCAgQQABgDmAMAkgcCMTOgB75d&sclient=img Kasper-V 1 Quote
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