Shiny Toy Guns

I've been anxiously anticipating Shiny Toy Guns' third album since they released single 'The Sun' not long after announcing the return of original STG singer Carah Faye. I've been a fan since We Are Pilots, and I've consistently been impressed by the band's songwriting and production. At long last, 'III' was released at the end of October 2012 and it does not disappoint. Some of the best material they've ever written appears on the album ('Somewhere to Hide' and "e v a y" come to mind), and I can't recommend it enough.

In addition to their new LP, Shiny Toy Guns recently wrapped up a short leg of touring the U.S. last night in NYC at Santos Party House. It was for this show (originally scheduled for Oct. 30th but delayed due to Hurricane Sandy) that I created an original poster for. It was a bit of struggle coming up with a design I liked, but no matter what I knew that I wanted portraits of the band to have some part in it.

So, once I illustrated the individual drawings below, I roughly assembled them based on some of the thumbnails I sketched. The concert's delay was somewhat of a blessing in disguise in that it gave me just enough extra time push the final design to a place that I felt was polished and good enough to present to the band.

I had the pleasure of personally giving Jeremy, Carah, Mikey, and Chad prints of the final composition last night and was very grateful for the experience. They all seemed genuinely impressed, which is of course the ultimate compliment. My thanks to the band for signing a couple copies for me, and for sharing their time with me. I hope I helped commemorate the tour for them. It was the least I could do for a band that's been so generous to my home state during this time of crisis.


RAW graphite portraits (rendered entirely w/ PALOMINO Blackwing 602 pencils)

Chad Petree

Carah Faye

Jeremy Dawson

Mikey Martin

Final poster.

Signed poster!