The assignment for my visual design class this week is to design a movie poster. As I was surfing the web doing research for my initial layout and design for the poster, I came across some great tutorials for GRINDHOUSE style movie posters on youtube. This tutorial is not only excellent for mock/parody/original posters, but for all types of printed media. Check it out!
Grindhouse Poster Photoshop tutorial (4 parts)
Now, it's necessary that before you complete your design for a grindhouse poster to make it appear GRITTY and GRUNGY. What you will need are some grungy paper textures. I've added links to more tutorials and sites that have paper textures available to you for FREE!
A cool tutorial as well as paper texture towards the bottom of the tutorial
Another great tutorial on how to make a wicked looking grindhouse poster (download the support files to get the paper textures)
Sets of high-res paper textures here
Another 6 textures here too!
From the looks of most grindhouse style posters (old and new), the key is to stick to 3 or 4 colors.
*The server is not letting me upload example images of mock grindhouse posters for some reason (??). So here is a link to another blog where you can view them: Grindhouse Poster for Great Movies!
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