The Design Process behind 20,000 Iconic Album Covers | LAYERS
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Shawn Brauch, the visionary co-founder of Pen & Pixel, designed over 20,000 iconic album covers. Pen & Pixel hand-crafted the wildest, diamond-encrusted album art in music history. We’re diving into Shawn Brauch’s genius and the practical effects behind 90s rap’s most legendary visuals. Here is the story of the man who illustrated the bling era.
In this episode of "LAYERS", Shawn Brauch walks us through how he designed album covers for Master P, Snoop Dogg, and Lil Wayne using Adobe @Photoshop #AdobePhotoshopPartner
Download Photoshop today: https://adobe.ly/yt-montreality
Introducing LAYERS, a new MONTREALITY Original Series where we take a look at the creative process behind iconic album covers. 🖼
Intro (0:00)
Pen & Pixel origin story (0:45)
Cover Art Breakdown: Master P (2:27)
Tools and Technology (4:08)
Cover Art Breakdown: Snoop Dogg (6:06)
Design Process and Workflow (8:17)
Cover Art Breakdown: Lil Wayne (10:13)
Message to the Youth (11:59)
In this episode of "LAYERS", Shawn Brauch walks us through how he designed album covers for Master P, Snoop Dogg, and Lil Wayne using Adobe @Photoshop #AdobePhotoshopPartner
Download Photoshop today: https://adobe.ly/yt-montreality
Introducing LAYERS, a new MONTREALITY Original Series where we take a look at the creative process behind iconic album covers. 🖼
Intro (0:00)
Pen & Pixel origin story (0:45)
Cover Art Breakdown: Master P (2:27)
Tools and Technology (4:08)
Cover Art Breakdown: Snoop Dogg (6:06)
Design Process and Workflow (8:17)
Cover Art Breakdown: Lil Wayne (10:13)
Message to the Youth (11:59)