Murals, Paintings, Illustration & Metal Artwork for Crawdaddy Restaurant
Crawdaddy was opening a second location much larger than the original and I was tasked with providing all of the interior artwork while construction was underway. I created 2 full-size graffiti murals in spray paint, 3 printed aluminum panels, a large, laser-cut metal piece made of copper, aluminum & steel, a woodcut design & 4 painted columns.
![Crawfish geometric sketches](http://www.raseone.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Geometric_Crawfish_Raseone-225x300.jpg)
All of the artwork for the murals, printed pieces & laser cuts was sketched out & developed ahead of time & many initial concepts & designs were provided.
![Crawdaddy crawfish art work in progress](http://www.raseone.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Gemotric_Crawfish_Print_Raseone-225x300.jpg)
Dozens of different color combination were developed & a number of test prints were run until we found the best combinations.
![cd-36-mid-640](http://www.raseone.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cd-36-mid-640-150x150.jpg)
The original pen & pencil artwork was digitally painted in 9 different color schemes until a final 3 were chosen to be mounted side by side.
![Fresh 3D Piece by Raseone](http://www.raseone.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Fresh3D_Final-1024x607.jpg)
This 3D Piece reads “Fresh”. It’s pretty small for a wildstyle & was painted over faux brick that I painted & distressed. The client wanted the murals to be very bright &
to add a splash of color to the earthy palate of the decor.
![Crawdaddy Graffiti by Raseone](http://www.raseone.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/entry_mural-640.jpg)
Crawdaddy graffiti mural in the entry -way of the restaurant. Here the client wanted to bring in more color and incorporate a very traditional graffiti motif.
![Metal crawfish](http://www.raseone.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Geometric_Crawfish_Lasercut_Raseone-225x300.jpg)
Composite metal piece made from aluminum, copper & steel.
![Metal crawfish by Raseone](http://www.raseone.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_4953_developed-300x225.jpg)
Detail of the laster cut, metal crawfish design as it was being de-burred, textured & assembled
![Woodcut Crawfish design by Raseone for Crawdaddy restaurant.](http://www.raseone.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Crawdaddy_Woodcut_Developed-768x1024.jpg)
Woodcut Crawfish design by Raseone for Crawdaddy restaurant.
![Rase Downe](http://www.raseone.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Craw_Downe_Lettering_Raseone-225x300.jpg)
Downward reading lettering in one of Raseone’s signature handstyles. Versions of this style were used to create the “Rase Downe” family of Type faces.