Editions: The Scream

My personal interpretation of one of the most iconic pieces of the last century.

I'd actually thought about creating a painting similar to Munch's for quite a bit, since his expressionistic style definitely inspired a lot of what I do today. That's why I actually stayed pretty close to the original layout, while still trying to make it look like it's one of my personal paintings. To add some of my own style, I've made it a bit more abstract and added an even more ferocious landscape than the one from the original. I've tried to put some more emphasis on a desperate mind, that is about to get swallowed by its own despair.

This painting was originally created in collaboration with Adobe and The Munch Museum in Oslo. They recreated digital versions of the more than 100-year-old brushes, that Munch actually used back in the day for his work. So this painting was created using nothing but Photoshop and my Wacom Cintiq. Being a big fan of the original, this was a pretty exiting task for me, keeping the mood of Munch’s iconic piece alive, while still adding my personal style and voice to it. Everything you see is hand-drawn, no effects, patterns or rulers used.

5291 x 7482 px