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I had to google this performer so I could critique this on how it relates to her music. I saw where you got the fish creature from, and you did a nice job of developing your drawing from it.
The poster gets one's interest immediately, which is what any performer wants. The layout is pleasing while the drawing is effectively disturbing. It makes you want to know more. The singer and the creature both seem to be enchanting each other, her with music and he with light.
I'm not sure the poster captures the style of music, though. Your color scheme, although masterful, works with the sharp angles and angular bodies to give the poster what the old jazz musicians would call a "hot" feel, where what I heard of Ms. Carino's music, it's more "cool." I think cool colors would've given more a sense of Ms. Carino's work and of the mutual enchantment of the two figures, although this does stand on its own as artwork.
The similarity between the creature's fins and teeth and her
dress are a great way to tie them and the piece together, as are the lights around her head with the dangler from the creature. You also use repetition between the mic and the dangling light well.
The lettering balances the piece well -- I can't imagine it'd look as good without those fonts and that placement. But I am curious where show dates would go if this is for a concert. Perhaps on a strip at the bottom?
Two things I would change:
1) Everything below the microphone "cord" goes abstract. I can't see if she's standing on feet or whether you intended her not to be. I'd keep the "abstractness" but make her figure more clear in it.
2) The part of the fish creature to her right seems incomplete, although making it as dark as the rest of the fish may throw off the balance of the piece. It's a tough call.
Good luck, and let me know if you win!
p.s.: This may seem an odd thing to mention, but I like the natural drape of her breasts. Too many artists on here and elsewhere (read: young comics fan males who need a date)draw breasts like they're cantaloupes being smuggled under a spandex uniform.
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