This project was heavily inspired by a JRPG video game I've been loving in recent years called Twisted Wonderland. More specifically, there was one limited-time event that I loved so much called "The Glorious Masquerade". Having just played through the event when making this, I was inspired to make a poster for a masquerade ball. I did include subtle references to the game in the design, but I didn't want to rely on the imagery of the game. I wanted the poster to stand strong on its own, but also that a fellow Twisted Wonderland fan would be able to spot the references. The images I used were cut out from magazines.
Fire was an important motif in "The Glorious Masquerade", so I leaned in on the fire aspects: Blazing Passion, Ignite your passion, and reds and oranges. I did luck out in finding these images, but they were perfect for conveying the fire theme.
Along the left side, I included the lyrics to "Make a Wish", the Glorious Masquerade's special song. This song came as a shock to the entire fanbase because a full song with lyrics was a rarity, especially for a limited-time event, but it quickly captured the hearts of the fanbase (myself included). "Make a Wish" had quite the grip on me, so I had to include the lyrics. Maybe the song would play at this fictitious masquerade ball.
Because this is a physical poster, all the writing is my own handwriting. I wrote in cursive for the majority of the text to convey a fancier feeling. The lyrics are not in cursive for legibility purposes, since they are so small.
I also created a mockup for the poster. It would hang somewhere in a city for passerby to see.