Cover Letter

To: contact@magnetic-press.com


Dear Sir/Madam.

My name is Gemma Southam. I am an illustrator working up to be a graphic novelist. I have always loved drawing ever since I could pick up a pencil, not a day goes by when I can not resist doing a quick doodle on a piece of paper. I have always loved animals, mainly wolves, which are a recurring theme throughout my work. Films have also been an inspiration to my art style as they give me idea's for characters and story's, such as Vanhelsing, the Underworld series, the Alien series etc. I feel very inspired by gothic styles but also love childrens movies such as Disney films.

My goal in life is to become a well known Illustrator and Graphic novelist so that I can share my creativity with others. Growing up I was greatly inspired by Disney, the characters always looked perfect, My favourite Disney movie is The Lion King 2, mainly for the two characters Kovu and Kiara, the story is also another reason why I love it. Watching Disney movies always put me in a good mood, and they still do today. My goal is to do the same through graphic novels. I want people to relate to my characters and feel the emotions that my characters feel, and feel like they are part of that story.

I have been working on a graphic novel story for over 6 years now, constantly developing it and changing characters appearances. Although this year at University I had the chance to finally bring that comic to life and will hopefully be working more on it throughout my 3rd year.

I studied art during high school and achieved a grade C. I then studied further and did a 2 year course at Blackburn college and achieved the grade: Merit. I am now attending Blackburn University where I feel my skills have improved greatly over the past 2 years. I have learnt a great deal when it comes to creating characters and story's.

I am writing to you as I have took great interest in the Graphic Novels and Art books that you have Published over the years. I felt very inspired when I found the series: Love, the art work blew me away, which is what brought me to your website. I then found other books which also had an amazing art style and I felt that my style is slightly similar to theirs.

I would like to work for the magnetic collection as I feel there is no better company to publish my art work than one that fits my style perfectly. I feel I would be suitable for this job as my art style is unique and marketable and is not aimed at one group of people, but all comic lovers. I feel that my work would very successful with your help.

Thank you for your time and consideration, I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully, Gemma Southam.