That one time, when I did a cover for Archie Comics.

    In early 2024 I was assigned the task of creating a mosaic of Archie for my first cover for Archie Comics. The cover was for the Betty & Veronica: Summer Spectacular, which would be released at San Diego Comic-Con. To capture as much detail as possible, I decided to work on a 24"x26" canvas (twice the size of my normal mosaic work). This turned out to be a massive undertaking and required a lengthy incubation period. After about a week of working on it, I realized I needed help to stay on track and meet the deadline. So, I enlisted the assistance of my friend Breanna, who helped me cut the pieces, allowing me to keep up with the projected turnaround time.

    With a piece this size, you can only work on it for a total of 2 to 3 hours a day. Once enough area is saturated with wallpaper paste, it's dang near impossible to continue to work without placing your hands in a wet area, which will muddy the wallpaper paste due to the natural oils in your hands, so it took me about 3 weeks to complete. 

     You can watch the process in this time lapse video I pieced together over several sessions. 

    Below is the final image used for the cover.  

     Let me know in the comments how you think I did. Did I pull it off? Does it work? I'm interested in hearing your thoughts.