Since the door seemed to predominate the first pass of this poster, the easiest solution was to create a version that was zoomed in.That allowed the tile and author information to cover the door and camouflage it. The scene was still a bit to bright and cheery. I needed some urban grunge but wasn’t sure which way to turn yet. The director of the show was shown the poster and she had some magnificent suggestions.
She sent me on a search of a particular style of portraiture that uses unexpected colors in skin tones. This allowed me to keep the bright colors I was drawn to in the steps but use those colors to paint skin. I was no longer limited to painting variations of flesh tones.
The show is about love and acceptance but also about intolerance, to a hint was needed of conflict. The director helped me find that balance in the final poster.
Though set in an imagined future utopia the themes of the show are particularly relevant today.