Angel of Love
2018
digital

"CHAM" is a fictional pop group from the psychological thriller "Perfect Blue." I wanted to mock up a cover for the song they perform at the beginning of the movie, using stills from that scene. My goal was to emulate the classic, grainy anime aesthetic, also making use of outer glow around the characters. The name of the song translates to "Angel of Love," so I wanted to convey an ethereal look to the characters on this cover. It was a challenge getting the quality of the source images high enough to look decent on a large scale, so I made that into a strength of the piece by enforcing the graininess characteristic of older anime. To add to this effect, I increased the saturation as well as the exposure to the artwork of the characters, though it proved to be a balancing act keeping the color temperature consistent between the three stills.