For my visual book cover/poster I chose to draw/paint something for Mothers, Lock Up Your Daughters Because They Are Terrifying by Alice Sola Kim. The elements I chose to highlight were the candle, the shadowy figure of Mom, and the three main girls from the story. I highlighted these elements because I though that they would be the most visually appealing (like the candle) in the composition, and also be relevant to the story itself.
For the characters, Mom is in the background, slightly out of focus as her hands hold onto the candle the girls summoned her with, and the girls themselves. I did this to show how Mom controls the girls in the story, and how she doesn't see them as more than dolls for her to toy with. I had her holding onto the girls also represent how she wants to protect/teach them things at the beginning of the story, but by the end she is gripping them tightly and doesn't let go until she almost kills them.
Focusing on the girls, I tried my best to represent how they're described in the story (Caroline has a sweater + ballet shoes, Mini has short hair and lots of jewelry, etc.). For Ronnie I made her look the most like Mom (since they're merged by the end of the story) with a red smile on her face to match. The girls are also holding items they used in the summoning of Mom (Ronnie, chipped cup, Caroline, lard container, Mini, lighter).
My art reflects on the story's mood by portraying the unsettling + dark feeling I think the story gives off. It doesn't really match the setting, but I think it represents the characters and plot well enough (it makes an interesting poster/cover at least).
Overall, I think I achieved a pretty good representation of the story through this poster.
EVIE1!! This is incredible!! I feel like you perfectly encapsulate the story so well! I love all of the little details with design such as the scratchy, eerie font, the dark background, the use of liminal color, and the composition in general. I especially love how you depicted the girls as dolls, representing Mom's control over them. Also making the candle morph into blood as Mom grips the girls was a nice touch. Even if you believe this doesn't really match the setting, I agree with you that you've reflected the unsettling mood of the story. You are such a talented artist and I love this!!!
ReplyDeleteEvie!! This is amazing. And kinda scary to be perfectly honest. This looks like a professional movie poster. The portrayal of the daughters being controlled by Mom's hands perfects demonstrates the control Mom has in the story. This looks like some sort of horror movie poster that strikes fear into all who see it (in the best way possibly lol). Re-reading the story with this poster in mind would make visualization much more vivid and so cool
ReplyDelete-Kai