I tend to prefer something more subtle when it comes to art forms and influence. I've been interested in vintage fashion art nowadays. I often seek amusement by exploring into various images of how humans were dressed back in the 20th century, and my favorite designs seem to be the limited colors, sorta the two-tone feel to them, but not exactly two colors at once, just supposedly different shades.
I absolutely love this type of stuff, it's actually really smart and rare on occasions.
I tried looking into movie posters with this particular style, and I didn't see any that peaked what I was talking about except for this rare poster promoting My Man Godfrey (1936) that's both really handsome and simple.
Here's an artist I like who is a master at two-tone color styling, James R. Bingham. He's incredible, I discovered him today and he's already giving me inspiration, I truly love the colors in each image, it represents the situations perfectly.
His work reminds me of what I like about watching movies particuarly the older films, they have the best mood and atmosphere.
I could probably think of animation that goes for appropriate limited colors in a scene, my best bet for now is Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961).
The visuals and style in this movie is different than with most other Disney films which is why I have a secret admiration for the entire film, especially with the xerox animation, it fits perfectly with the calming sorta laid-back tones.
I really wish that more artists could replicate this style, I'm trying to go for a style like that as well for aesthetic reasons, something action-oriented or old-fashion related.
Here's a bonus treat. 💥
The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (1946) is still one of my all-time favorite pieces of animation, and this poster relates to what I talked about. This is awesome!
Credits goes to Mondo, this was during their convention back in 2019, designed by Phantom City Creative. They're really talented.
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