The Tide

Illustration

Hand rendered white pencil illustration and poster design for a moving short film.

Client: Sleeping Dogs / BFI

The crew of an aging trawler must rediscover their identity when blindsided by tragedy or sink without trace. Once the pride of a North Sea trawler fleet, ‘The Annie’ struggles to survive in a tide of apathy and neglect.

I L L U S T R A T I O N

The poster features a hand-rendered portrait of the main character, drawn in white pencil on black paper.

Photography of the lead actor, Liam Thompson, was produced in-house in collaboration with our sister company, BlackBox, and used as the visual reference for the illustration. The title typography is integrated into the portrait, incorporating a wave-like texture that reflects the setting and atmosphere of the short film.