Hercules & Love Affair Album Graphics

Hercules and Love Affair is a music project led by musician Andy Butler, featuring a range of collaborators including ANOHNI (formerly of Antony and the Johnsons). The album explores themes of mortality and melancholy, so the cover art needed to evoke a dark, ethereal atmosphere. A Scottish standing stone was modeled and dramatically lit to create an eerie, otherworldly backdrop. Cloth simulations were crafted in Houdini, with the final scene rendered using Arnold. To support the album’s release, a series of looping animations were produced for Spotify and social media, along with print-ready artwork for vinyl. Multiple camera angles and color variations were developed to visually distinguish each EP as it launched.