A hard-hitting image by an artist is being used in the fight against child cruelty.

When 26-year-old Nathan Bean split up with his girlfriend at the end of his college course two years ago, he produced a video to embody his feelings of loss.

Now a still from his short film, Unequivocal Loss 1, has been used to advertise the NSPCC's Art Against Abuse programme, which will raise money for the charity's Full Stop campaign.

Nathan, from Storrington, said his work was not based on the theme of child cruelty but he was honoured the charity had chosen his image.

The NSPCC has teamed up with online exhibition space Britart to showcase a range of paintings and photographs.

The venture means ten per cent from the sale of each image will be donated to the charity.

Nathan said: "The video was more to do with the loss of a person emotionally and physically. It's a bit of an honour they asked me to be included in this.

"I definitely feel very strongly about their campaign and think their adverts on the television are heart-stopping.

"I try not to make my art just about my feelings but it is obviously based on my experiences.

"When I produced the video, I was coming to the end of college so it was about a loss of most things and the loss of a girlfriend at the same time.

"It's not as woeful a piece as it looks. The girl in it was actually my girlfriend but it is supposed to be more general than that - a representation of women."

Nathan studied fine art at Northbrook College in Worthing and Southampton Institute.

A still from a video he produced of two matches, one alight and one blown out, is also included in the NSPCC's campaign.

A spokeswoman for the NSPCC said: "Ending cruelty to children is not something the NSPCC can do alone. It needs the support and commitment of every individual.

"We are very pleased to be working with Britart to promote the work of the NSPCC within the art world.

"By working together, we can create a society in which children are safe from harm and where every child has someone to turn to."

The images can be seen and bought on www.britart.com