As the landscape was developing I began to add more elements to the double page spread to make it more energetic and exciting for the demographic as well as developing the profession outlook of the page and the setting. The monster which was denoted on the previous double page spread has now been shattered apart by the fish who has come to rescue Nessie. The distinguishable yellow one of her friend makes her stand out, just as Nessie does. I have also transferred this colour into the text and narrative as this physically shows that she is a big influence in overcoming the fears and has a large impact on the narrative.
Progressing onto the colour palette and design which I am incorporating into this design, I changed the colours and style of the layers to see how I could add more of a perspective as well as making it obvious that it is underwater without it being too overpowering. Though, on this page I went back to the original background to see how it would work when the foreground illustrations are in a different tone. I don’t think that this worked for the illustration, but by having the texture on the sea worked extremely well; thus, I was trying to overcome the problem that allowed the design to flow and suit the aesthetic of the book.
The previous design with multiple layers wasn’t working, so by refining it to overlap and harness the movement of the sea with multiple shades of blue to juxtapose the layers worked really well. The sea is definitely a lot darker, but for this double page spread it works because of the night time setting as well as the previous dark visuals in order for it to subtly graduate into a different tone. I am happy with how this page has turned out because it is obvious on how the narrative progresses and I like how it physically represents the friend ‘chasing’ the monsters away to connote the moral and themes of the narrative. The design is also consistent and works well with the pages at either side of it; including the final page.
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