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Illustrator Tim Easley painstakingly sculpts album cover for Modified Man out of plasticine

London-based illustrator and designer Tim Easley is best known for his bright palette and bold lines, imaginatively fusing playful characters and hand-drawn lettering. Having also worked stints in Tokyo and Seattle, Tim is influenced by urban kitsch, nature, and neon signage. He creates work both personally and commercially in a variety of mediums, including hand-drawn skateboards, canvases, plasticine sculptures, painted basketballs, and digital pieces.

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Modified Man album cover and vinyl record, featuring a sculptural design with red, black and grey circuit board patterns created by Tim Easley

For his latest commission, he was approached by independent record label Albert’s Favourites to create some unique artwork for its latest release by Modified Man, a duo made up of Adam Scrimshire and Dave Koor. Sculpted entirely out of plasticine, it took around 80 hours to complete with a final size of 50 x 50cm. Tim then photographed the piece from many different angles, and from this, he created the cover and the design for the rear of the album sleeve.

"The idea behind the cover was how the modified men of the future may make artwork out of ancient circuit boards, not quite understanding what they were for because of their crude appearance. For this, I created a design with representations of computer chips and wires.

Densely packed plasticine sculpture in hot pink, grey and black depicting intricate computer chips, circuit board patterns and electronic components
Black headphones resting on a vinyl record sleeve featuring a bold red and grey plasticine illustration of abstract circuit board patterns and typography by Tim Easley
Intricate plasticine sculpture of interconnected circuit boards and electronic components in red, grey and black, created by Tim Easley for Modified Man's album cover
Flat lay of sculptural electronic components and circuit board elements arranged on grey, split between darker left side and lighter right side
Flat lay of grey plasticine sculpture showing intricate circuit board patterns with red and white wires, chips and electronic components arranged across the surface
Overhead view of two sections of a plasticine sculpture featuring intricate circuit board patterns in pink, red and grey with detailed electronic components and wiring
Abstract plasticine sculpture made up of red, white and black rounded shapes resembling circuit boards and computer components
Black headphones and album artwork showing circuit board design in red and black on patterned background
Abstract plasticine sculpture featuring red, white and grey circuit board patterns and geometric shapes, created by Tim Easley for the Modified Man album cover
Black vinyl record with printed album sleeve showing angled text and circuit board imagery designed by Tim Easley for Modified Man
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