As the final page of the children’s book, I wanted it to end on a happier note and focus on the new found friendship between the two unlikely sea creatures. The visuals were different form all of the other previous pages because of the nighttime setting and the darkness of the sea. However, with the darkness of the depression stage beforehand it links nicely to the narrative, as well as it having a resolution with progression from the beginning of the book. The stars within the background set the calm tone, and by having the majority of the tone in a navy it distinguishes it from the dense black visuals, which I think works nicely. As a final page I think this works nicely and is suitable for the aesthetic. The positioning of the text also breaks up the partly black sea, and the blue links it back to the original sea at the beginning of the book. In hindsight I am extremely happy with the progression of the book and individual pages, and I think that I have tackled the brief and contentious subject suitably for the target demographic with the style of the illustration.
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