Overall I’m really pleased with my outcome; following comments from the group crit I made sure to stay away from a cartoon-like style and  incorporate the fine art techniques and painterly style that I really enjoyed experimenting with at the beginning of the project. As I decided to get rid of any facial expressions that I was initially going to give my characters, I relied heavily on the environment and colour palette to symbolise the fish’s emotion. I think this worked really well for the most part, as the change to vibrant colours and the added details such as flowers, really change the tone of the story.

I chose to use exactly the same composition for the first page, and when the jellyfish has fully regenerated, as I wanted the viewer to have a direct comparison between the two colour palettes, highlighting how the jellyfish’s transformation is a symbol of hope for the fish.

I chose to use a mostly monochromatic colour palette for these pages which depict the fish’s memory and explain its injuries. I only used colour on the blood and the fish’s fin in order to emphasise them and ensure they were brought to the viewer’s attention. If I had more time I would’ve liked to spend more time playing with monochromatic scenes, to add more depth, and really differentiate the memory from the present timeline.

I chose quite a busy composition because I wanted the fish to appear almost trapped within the reef, mirroring the character’s state of mind, and I wanted this composition to contrast the final page with the fish swimming towards the open ocean.

If I had more time on this project I would’ve liked to add more pages to my comic in order to further develop and explore the storyline, however I’m really pleased with the story I had managed to create and communicate within this timeframe.