Genre+JJ

=Book Cover:=



Original Photo: Photo Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/33121778@N02/6090859151/in/photolist-ahefdX-dmz4wE-bVW3Yp-d9xJU1-bUVbcY-bVW4q2-9NTA5W-dcPa8q-7yfoCe-aWz9Kr-aZMs94-9RcMVk-9jqrhV-8DNmeA-cd94AW-bCYRJW-8CkGpP-fLEkQE-fLEoKG-fLEpN1-fLEpiq-fLEqfd-fLEojw-fLnLka-fLnL1D-fLEr5m-fLEmbY-fLEmyu-fLEmYN-fLnNUK-fLnNjr-dTZ8FQ-hR8dbx-f4h7Nn-g3qjb2-g3qgXe-g3pKEm-g3qnAi-g3pKsZ-a21JuR-dcoS8J-bkGzWs-aCzjzB-cjqZkf-cKSAmo-9Zsvjp-9ZswC4-bfmeRz-gX48BR-amGGhe-cX91iq


 * My Paragraph:**
 * Explain why you used the tool that you used.
 * Provide the URL for the original source of the image.
 * Describe how you used the graphic elements: contrast, alignment, repetition and proximity to create the cover.
 * Also, explain how you created the image you used. Which tools did you use? Be specific about how you used each.
 * Explain why you chose the background color.
 * Explain the meaning of the title. Explain how the font style and color support the genre.

I used the Hue and Saturation tool to make the leaf that the daddy longleg is on look like a brownish-greenish color. I also used the blood splatter paint to make the picture look bloody and make it look like the daddy longleg had something to do with the blood. The last tool I used was the Vignette tool. This tool helped the picture look so much better. It made the background of the picture look black so people focus a lot more on the daddy longleg.

I showed the most contrast in the main character of my book cover, the daddy longleg. The picture focuses on the daddy longleg. My title has great alignment, it's centered and right in the middle of the cover. I showed repetition when I used the blood splatter effect. The blood splatter effect put the finishing touch on my cover. I used proximity by putting the colors that go together on my cover. I put the title in red so the color would go well with the dark colors.

I created this cover by using the tools that I talked about above(Hue and Saturation, blood splatter paint, and the Vignette tool). I chose the background color because that way the readers would focus on the daddy longleg and not the leaf in the background. The meaning of my title is supposed to make you scared, like the daddy longleg is coming for you and it's not going to be pretty. The font and color support the genre good because the boldness of the font and the dark red color makes the title stand out and it helps it blend into the cover.