Poetry cover of all poetry covers

        This is my poetry cover. I really had a hard a time choosing on what i will base off my work, I was debating over a autumn theme or graffiti theme. It's clear what I picked. The whole idea of the picture is that the kid in the picture was that he was opening up to the world. The messy background and messy writing was to represent that the kid in the picture, behind the smile, has a troubled life.

        I had a hard time getting the look I am after, but it turned out good. The cat in the picture was too bright so I had to use the sponge tool to remove the color. I carefully picked the background, which is a big man, to represent the kid's goal in life. After finishing the picture, I went to wet brushes media (under the brush tool's options) then started to write. The background was too dark so I had to give it an "aura".