Winning cover design for YA Noir Book. Client wanted the front cover in the dramatic style of classic hand-painted Film Noir movie posters. Specifically, he wanted to be a darkly attractive young man (age in 30s) holding a sultry young woman (early 20s) in his arms. She should be wearing a vintage strapless gown, green or blue. He should be in a white button shirt, its sleeves rolled up, its collar unbuttoned to reveal a bit of bare chest.
She looks a lot like movie starlet Rita Hayworth, especially the strawberry blonde hair.
He looks like a cross between a broody Marlon Brando and a boyish Tony Curtis.