Senior Book Jacket: A Senior Narrative Book Jacket by Elizabeth Leung (2015)

My story centers around Aarya, a single mom, who is often ostracized because of her punk hobbies and dyed pink hair. She constantly worries about her daughter, Toral, but Toral grows up to be a typical kindergartener who gets along well with everyone. One day, Toral comes home with a plan to dye her hair. Aarya protests, and Toral insists, leading to a fight. After a chat with her friend Tony, Aarya realizes that she is being overprotective, so she lets Toral get her hair dyed.

I chose to draw Aarya with her dyed pink hair to hint at her background. I made flower petals around her to create a childlike tone to pull Toral into the story. On the back, I drew Toral staring forlornly in the mirror to hint at the conflict of the story. I chose to use a color scheme of pink, blue, and brown. I kept everything simple and used basic elements of stripes to add color to the piece. I used more simple, handwriting fonts to make the cover look like it was aimed for children.