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Brian Sanders, a notable 75 year old artist who did such work as the poster for “2001: A Space Odyssey”, agreed to take on the Mad Men season 6 promo key art. Here's the process for creating it.

Brian with the finished piece.

Photos are taken and a mock-up is created by entertainment industry ad firm The Refinery.

Brian creates a sketch.

The final poster.

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