by Gretchen Natvig 11.28.2011
- Ike’s Dirty Sauce reveals itself to really be Ike’s “dirty sauce.” (Eww!)
Last month I illustrated The Bold Italic’s Halloween story called Freak City. The staff came up with a list of 15 things that could only happen in San Francisco. Kinda playing off the ‘freaky Friday’ scenario. They asked me to come up with 7 or 8 illustrations off of the list. My process started on paper and eventually moved to the computer. I worked both in Illustrator (first) and then Photoshop. I combined found textures like fabric, or Frank Chu’s actual sign (from a photo) with other elements in Photoshop.
- Bed bugs escape the Tenderloin and embed themselves in your midcentury modern couch.
- Your favorite artisan coffee is actually Folgers crystals.
- The grungy looking hipster you took home is actually homeless.
- You’re 100% matched with your boss’s profile on OKCupid.
- Frank Chu is right. There are 12 Galaxies!
- MUNI starts running on time.
