High Energy - Cartoon Record Cover

I will supply a set of reference photos and need each person’s face, plus their musical instruments that appear in those shots, transformed into one bold, high-intensity cartoon illustration for a vinyl record cover. The feel must be energetic and intense, exaggerated motion lines, and a dynamic composition that pops even when shrunk to thumbnail size on streaming platforms. Colour is black and white primary, with yellow highlights (#f4bc21).

Faces and instruments must remain recognisable, and to appropriate scale size, but everything else (backgrounds, lighting effects, typographic flourishes) can be freely stylised to heighten the overall impact. Illustration tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Procreate or equivalent are all fine as long as the final artwork is crisp, scalable, and layered for any later tweaks.

Deliverables
• One 10" × 10" print-ready cover in CMYK (Template provided)
• Matching 3000 × 3000 px RGB version for digital use
• Fully layered source file (AI, PSD or Procreate)

Process-wise, an initial rough sketch and a colour proof before final rendering will help us lock in the vibe, then a final pass for any small fixes. Let’s create something that jumps off the shelf and the screen alike.

This image is for the front cover, the back is to be plain black.

AI created reference has been supplied for reference. I like the intensity of this, however the guitar scale length is too short. The Drummer should be slightly larger, with his drums and body being on the high side of the guitar neck. I do not require the logo on your version. I will add this later.