Updated June 12, 2016: I’ve updated the cover art, see below.
Thus far in my career, other than portraits or the few pieces I’ve done for National Geographic, I’ve never really had an opportunity to work on something that is more adult oriented. Until now. As you may know, I’m taking a Digital Publishing and Design course at Ryerson College. Assignment 3 is to create an eBook using the free text of John Polidori’s The Vampyre. I have finally read The Vampyre, and all I can say is, Mr. Polidori is the poster child for flowery language and run-on sentences. I did not like his misogynism and was baffled by the two letters at the beginning and the end of the story as well as the need for Introduction. The story itself was OK, though I’m sure in the hands of someone like Stephen King it could have been great.
Instead of just creating a plain cover, I’ve decided to use the opportunity this assignment presented to create a cover geered towards adults. The story is not that frightening, so instead of showing the horror, I’ve opted to show the allure of the villain.
What do you think?
The Vampyre by John Polidori – I tried to make him as compelling as he is in the story.
I’ve decided the cover would be more effective by brightening the font and the character’s eye, so I edited the original image. You can see it below:
Can you see the difference?
If you are wondering why you have not received an email with a new Time-lapse video link, it is because I have had the stuffing kicked out of me by QuickFix Appliances, and did not have the time to work on the video as I hoped.
I posted the time-lapse video of The Vampyre to my YouTube “MFA Fan Club Screen Vids” Playlist. The link is available to all Mili Fay Art Fan Club members. Thank you for your continuing support.
Love,
M