ii

"This is a re-creation of the British duo Aquilo’s second album, “ii” because I felt something was missing in its simplicity. Although the original album is beautiful in its own way, I wanted to show the duo and the connection the words “ii” has to them (the duo, their second album, and two discs). I recreated by making the duo’s shadow to form the title. It was entirely created in Photoshop, and the only outside asset I used was the photograph of Aquilo themselves which I later drew over them to match the illustrative aesthetic of this cover. I put an emphasis on the desert landscape as it was shown over and over again in this album’s songs’ music videos. The shadow was the most difficult part of this project after I was advised it should flow and curve with the landscape. Through trial and error I finally achieved what I think is a satisfying result."

Software used: Adobe Photoshop