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This illustrator has created startling beer mattings for famed imaginary movie tables

So much sweet, beer mat-based movie nostalgia .

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LONDON If you’ve ever privately yearned to sip butterbeer in the Hog’s Head Inn or rest your legs alongside some hobbits in the Prancing Pony, you’re almost certainly not alone.

Some films are so iconic that even their locations can achieve famous status, and the imaginary bars and taverns that crop up in the likes of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are some of the best examples of this.

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This is where illustrator Tom Ward comes in. The London-based graphic designer has now been shared a series of colorful( and impressively believable) brew mats based on the best-loved saloons and taverns from iconic movies.

Here’s Jack Rabbit Slim’s from ‘Pulp Fiction’.

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Fans of ‘Star Wars’ will appreciate this one.

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This one may be our favourite.

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“I wish I could say I was sitting in a inn and had the idea but it didnt fairly happen that course, ” Ward told Mashable . “I was actually planning to do a movie sign line and trying to think of how to do this in a new way.

“Whilst looking at a Shaun of the Dead sign theory, I started to play around with objects from the movie like records, a cricket bat and the Winchester pub. This led to me “ve been thinking about” tavern signals, then coasters and the restseemed to fall into neighbourhood naturally.”

The ‘Shaun of the Dead’ beer mat that started it all.

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Here’s The Raven from ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’.

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The Prancing Pony from ‘LOTR’ builds for a particularly cheerful coaster.

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The Ink and Pen Club, from ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit? ‘, has a smiley penguin for a mascot.

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“I invested quite a lot of time on YouTube researching specific backgrounds from each movie where you investigate the bars/ pubs/ associations, ” interpreted Ward when we asked how he made private individuals mattings. “I required the specific characteristics and typography to resemble the movie as far as is possible and feel authentic.”

And you can’t fault Ward for his grade of dedication.

“I may have gone slightly overboard, though, ” he prolonged. “For example, thechef on the Back to the Future coaster comes from the envelope that Marty writes to Doc saying Do not open until 1985. Andwhen it came to Superman 2 , I couldnt fairly do it the words on the movie clip but was also able to track down an original version of the write that included a short description of the diner sign.”

Here’s the coaster for ‘Back to the Future’.

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Ward went to some impressive periods to generate this ‘Superman 2’ beer mat.

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And as for the ones Ward likes better?

“My favourites to work on were probablyClub Obi Wan’s dragon illustration andFat Sams sumptuous Art Deco style, ” he said. “I also like how you cant read the Star Wars coaster unless you are fairly geeky.

“Needless to say I can read it no problem.”

Here’s Club Obi Wan from ‘The Temple of Doom’, complete with the above-mentioned dragon.

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Finally, here’s Fat Sam’s from ‘Bugsy Malone’.

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You can see more of Ward’s work on his Instagram and Twitter.

Source: http://allofbeer.com/this-illustrator-has-created-stunning-beer-mats-for-famous-fictional-movie-bars/ from All of Beer https://allofbeer.wordpress.com/2018/09/19/this-illustrator-has-created-startling-beer-mattings-for-famed-imaginary-movie-tables/

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