Bookcover sketches

I selected Jelly Roll Morton as my book cover.  He was the self proclaimed founder of jazz however there is plenty of proof to show otherwise.  He started working by playing piano in brothels before forming a group and touring in the early 1900's.  The name Jelly Roll at the time was actually a derogatory term for a black women's genitalia....quite an odd name to take during the time but it reflected the vulgar lyrics he created.  Eventually he was stabbed and was not treated immediately based on his race.  He died from his stab wounds.  I wanted to pick a musician with some shadiness and a checkered past to create a buzz as many other authors do. 

Final Awareness

Here is my final awareness poster.  I used parts from both of my homeless youth sketches.  I layered two photos to make a statement.  Both pictures were in color and I changed them to black and white for a more sad effect.  I tried to blur tool to make the poster look as if it is one photo.  It didn't work quite as well as I wanted, will be something I will have to work on. I also used the eraser to get rid of extra background from the girl photo.  I added two different text layers using the text box.  I used colors that I thought would grab the viewers attention.  The website is fictional. 

Photos:
Hearts & Hands.  Retrieved from: heartsandhandsgroup.blogspot.com
Homeless Shopping cart stock photo.  Retrieved from: www.dreamstime.com

Awareness

I am looking base my awareness poster on either the cancer rate in my county or the number of homeless children.  This came from recent articles I have read in the local newspaper.  One concept is showing the comparison between a healthy lung and a cancerous one.  For the homeless children poster I wanted to include things that people associate with homelessness.  The one includes a shopping cart filledw ith belongings.  There is a child pushing it to show that the child is the homeless person.  In the second sketch I have the child sitting on the street, crying, next to a cardboard box.  The cardboard box being the "home" of the child and family.  Any input would be great Thanks!