This is an illustration I just finished for an article in last Sunday's New York Times Magazine about the disproportionately high number of engineering degrees found among members of radical/terrorist organizations. The initial three sketches were based on the discussion of detachment and calculation, which are characteristics of members of both groups in the article.
After going over these sketches with Leo Jung at the Times, I went back and expanded further on the second one and the miniature city idea from a little more claustrophobic angle. In the process, I noticed the rough colors on the wall had a strange smudged look, almost a burn-mark feeling that worked unexpectedly well with the rest of the piece.
6 comments:
wonderful composition. love your stuff.
Your roughs are fantastically clear!
Great job Owen!
really nice drawing!
Great illustrations man! Really dig your work.
I saw this in the Times. It's fantastic as usual Owen! Welcome back to the states.
ya your thumbnails own.
keep killin it
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