I have been working with a LGBT Young Adult author, Mia Kerick, to create promotional graphics for her new YA release, Love Spell. The graphics I've created are part original art and part digital manipulation of stock photos purchased. This is something new for me, creating art around a character. I was at first nervous about creating them, not knowing exactly what to expect. But as I begin to create them, the more ideas I had for more graphics.
The main character, Chance, is a gender fluid teen which means he doesn't strongly identify himself in either binary gender system. And as the top graphic shows, sometimes he feels like a boy, sometimes as a girl. In this story, Chance, with the help of his best friend, Emily, tries to get the attention of his love interest, Jazz. On the surface, Love Spell is a romantic comedy full of teenage lingo and made up words. But when you dig deeper, you see a story of a teen struggling with identity, family issues, friendships, the future.
The art and graphics I created are based on quotes from the book.
These are my original art work.
These are graphics I created from purchased photos and digitally manipulated.
This was a totally fun and creative experience for me. And I learned so much from this book.
If you are interested in reading this book, here's the Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/Love-Spell-Mia-Kerick-ebook/dp/B00XT3044W
