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For the merchandise,I chose an object that I thought would be good to have my final outcome on,I thought a hat would be a good idea because people tend to use hats often.After choosing an image of a hat on pexels,a copyright free site,I began adding my design to it.The thing I did was remove the previous Nike logo that the image originally had,I did this using the lasso tool.I then added my logo and used a variety of tools to blend the logo with the cap.

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Using guides for symmetry/digitally outlined experiment

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Using guides for symmetry/digitally outlined experiment

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From the beginning of the course to now the end,a few ways here are a few ways in which I would summarise my work:
At the beginning of the project I set goals for myself such as to be more organised and manage my time well.These goals were only partially accomplished,I would say I became a bit more organised but I will in the future need to work on finishing my work on the same day,the reason the goals were only partially met is because I would not finish the work in the moment because I thought it needed perfection and I thought finishing it in my own space would allow me to do that,however due to poor organisation I would not finish this work in time and would like it with the more recent work given and then I would leave it to the last second to clean up.One of the many skills I would say that I have learnt in the duration of this project would be how to work on these software apps,before this course I had not a single clue how to design digitally,I can now say that compared to the start of the course I have learned a variety of skills and tools.I believe that when I begin my next project I will be more knowledgeable on these software apps and feel more confident.For example,before I didn’t even know what the lasso tool was for,let alone even that it existed,now I that I have learned how to use this tool,I can use it to my ability.

‘If I did this project again, what would I change`
I can confidently say that if I were do this project again I would most definitely work on organisation and that’s something I have mentioned a few times when writing,Rather than saving work to later perfect,finish it then and there because you will then be looking at a pile of unfinished work,this is something I would tell myself if I were to retake this course and something I would say I have somewhat improved throughout the year but will still aim to completely avoid doing for my next project.I and however proud that I at least managed to improve slightly,in this final project something that helped me with keeping up would be writing things down in from the lesson to then add to padlet.For example,rather than writing my reflections onto padlet I would write them into a piece of paper beforehand so I could then look back and write it in full sentences,this was that a method that really helped me this project and I would say helped me improve my organisation.

What feedback did I have?
I would say that having experienced  client-designer meetings was great practice to rise my confidence and allow me to become comfortable speaking to my client as I may do in the future,what I mean to say is that it was a good way of preparing me for my upcoming situations.Withing the feedback,I learned so much such as the importance of receiving feedback from my client and how it allows you and your client to feel comfortable speaking up about things they may want to change or things you may suggest.When working again as   a team,I will ensure to have build more confidence to speak freely without stuttering,what I will however keep is the building a comfortable relationship with the client to ensure there is trust and honest feedback .

Conclusion:
If I was to grade myself,what grade would I give myself?
I honestly would not know where to start answering this,I would say I put in lots of efforts into my work especially during my own time but I believe if I was more organised I could have done a lot better and I’m very regretful that that’s not how I started the year however I will be positive and take this as a lesson to avoid for my next project and ensure I start the year correctly.If I were to honestly grade myself I would at least give myself a pass or merit,I wish I could say I felt my work was at distinction level but that not how I feel,hopefully by the end of next year I can say I deserve to give myself a distinction and rather than saying hopefully I will put in my all to ensure that I achieve the grade that I truly want I strive for.

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Today began our morning with a starter,today i can truthfully admit i had some creativity issues,we started with the dinosaur starter and my mind seemed shut off,as if I couldn’t think of anything,my mind was a whirlwind of emotions and a puzzle of mixed thoughts.My mind was blank and restricted me from thinking clearly.I wasn’t able to think of anything,there were no ideas or even thoughts passing through,but after i stopped overthinking,my mind was finally attentive,i could think clearly again and although in that moment of stress more stressful things were rushing through my mind,I’ve decided to use this as a learning experience,something to look back to and remind me that overthinking towards a single deig is only going to cause my mind to become even more stressed.This overall has taugh me to take bad experiences and potentially turn them into a positive outcome.Ive also taken this opportunity to teach myself that humanity isn’t built for the upmost perfection,this doesn’t mean i wont put in my al when designing,it just means i have learned not to beat myself up if I don’t think of a brilliant design in 5 minutes.After this starter,where we had to use our childlike imagination to create a dinosaur with extra details,we worked on symbols and practiced drawing from words and what comes to mind with these words.To end the afternoon,que finished off any research work we still had missing.

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This morning,we began with a starter,this was an exersice on fresco.We were asked to create at least 2 volume shapes.This was a fun task as i not only had to get creative with the shape but also with how io would give this volumised effect,it was a very enjoyable starter and helped me to slowly familiarise myself with using fresco and also the pens and tools.We then completed a checklist and jotted down the tings we had completed,the things we had almost completed and the things which were missing.Atfter completing the checklist,we movies onto making sure the things that were not completed from the checklist would get done.During this,we had an individual review of our padlet with our tutor to make sure we were on the right track and make sure everything necessary would be completed but also to take an overall look at what had already been done.We finalised ur day by completing our trust responses on adobe fresco.

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Today as usual,we began our day with a starter.This starter was to practice using our newly introduced software,fresco.Ater independently trying to get out way around it,we began learning how to correctly use the app,we learned the very important role that layers tend to have,one things i will be taking from todays lesson is that messing up a single layer can affect the design.As we continued learning the functions of the app,we practiced a task to familiarise ourselves with using fresco.We played around with te pen tools and learned how to mak our own multicoloured pen.This was a very fun task as we were asked to create a minimum of 5 practices,this was a very free task and was very enjoyable.In the a afternoon,Wes headed straight to the science museum,this was a very successful trip,we looked around and took some pictures and then answered a few questions on a worksheet given,we were asked to loook for different colours and textures which was a fun experience.

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Today we began our day with a starter,this starter was using an image provided on teams,use tools such as puppet warp to change the position of the person in the image,and other tools such as the gradient tool for a backround colour.After finishing the starter we continued the day with completing the in-depth research and artist responses.This morning was filled with mostly research as apart from the in-depth research we also did a bit of game related research such as making Pinterest boards,etc.To end this day,we finished off with a workshop.In his workshop,we watched a video on the super Mario effect and answered questions related to the topics being spoken on the video in a sheet.This video was very educational,it taught me the power of mistake and how to overcome them when you and facing them.It taught me a few lessons such as how to work around mistakes and to focus on whats important when handing mistakes.

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This was my final outcome,after experimenting with different colours and layouts I finally decided on a colour scheme and layout I liked.I created a circle for the shape and black being the surrounding colour and then chose two shades of blue for the outline which I used those same colours for the title,All stars play,I would say one thing I would improve with this design would be maybe adding a tail from Mario and Luigi’s beds to make it slightly more obvious that they are half cats.One of the things I loved was rather than using pizza sheets as the covers for the beds,I tried ti make it seem as if they were melting into their beds with the cheese.

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Here I am again testing out more brushes on fresco and seeing how curiosity guides me on the many brushes that I am now more confident on using and the tools I now have a better understanding on how to use.

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Here I am testing out the different pen tools to explore what kinds of designs they have which I noticed a wide variety of. For the pen the two colours I chose were green and red because they are complimentary colours.I went with a blue as the back round as I thought it would make these two colours pop.

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For this starter,the task was to use circles to help draw our initials symmetrically,I tried to think strategically when doing this because at first I didn’t know how I would begin but once i did I had more of an answer for the next letter.I starter off with the first circle you see on the top of the A,then I went on to draw a circle beneath and after that it was evident that I needed another two circles besides the ones I already sketched,however since the A has long sides it made sense to make the circles longer so then when I’m drawing out the letter,the sides would simply go around it.I started off by using a pencil to mark it out correctly and once the circles were completed I went in using a pen to carefully sketch out the letters using the circles guide to ensure they are symmetrical.I then went in with two coloured pencils one darker and the other lighter however similar shades to show the difference between the longer and bigger circles to the smaller and shorter ones.I would say this starter was quite simple yet effective because although it was mostly sketching and creating circles I still learned that by using circles and shapes overalls you can create almost a guide to have a somewhat symmetrical sketch,I could even use this method if I didn’t have equipment such as a ruler.

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I started off a bit blank with my mind,i wasnt too proud with this design,however i still learned a valuable lessson today which was that a design shouldnt take stress,there was no need to overthink because it only caused me to feel unsure.In the workshop,i started the task with writing down the things that i thought of when i heard the words,museum,Trex and warning

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For this workshop,we started off by going into illustrator and creating a shape using the shape tool,we went with a square,we then clicked control c to copy it and went on Edit to click on paste in place pressing shift and alt at the same time,we reduced the size with the to the same proportion,we created another square and then chose a shape of our chose,after this pattern was done,we gave it a colour,we went with a warm colour combination.Starting off with red with then went with the complimentary colour of red which was green.We then got rid of the stroke.We then chose another shape and using the direct selection tool moved some points to create a different shape.We then created that shape into a brush.What i learned from this workshop is that rather than spending and wasting so much time on a design such as a characters necklace,I can use this method from this workshop to create a certain pattern and turn into into a brush to then apply it to the necklace with a simple stroke.

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For this workshop,we were applying a logo onto a t-shirt,we started off by selecting a copyright image which we were already provided one on teams.We then placed that image on to photoshop with the logo in different layers.To start off the process we began by choosing an area of where we would apply the logo on to the t-shirt and to make the task more difficult to ensure during the workshop we learn these more difficult tasks,we then went ahead with placing the logo onto the sleeve of the arm.Rather than erasing the side of the logo,we used the liquify tool.We reduced the opacity of the layer with the T-shirt so we wouldn’t get confused while working on the logo but still be able to slightly see it.With the liquify tool we distorted the sides of the logo so it would give it a more natural blend again the T-shirt as it has wrinkles so we can give these same wrinkled effect on the logo to avoid a harsh effect and make it seem like it’s actually on the shirt rather than having been placed/photoshopped.After finishing with the liquify tool we moved onto the warp tool to give it some extra definition accordingly as to where the shirt goes.We then applied a mask,once this was done,we selected the brush tool and used white to erase and black to add,we learnt that by alternating with these two colours with a clipping mask can be much more effective than using eraser and gives you more control.We then removed the excess from the side of the sleeve with a selection with the pen tool.We then went back on the liquify tool and ensure that the effect was to our liking and blending.For the final steps we added texture/noise to the logo to ensure it had the same texture as the shirt.Then we gave the logo a Gaussian blur to make it slightly blurred for the same effect with the shirt as it was a bit too sharp before.The final step was to change the blending mode,we looked through the options to see which best fit.

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This was my third and final alternative,For this one I decided to continue working on the second experiments as a whole.I kept the initial idea and made miniature changes such as turning the clock into the mushroom from Mario  since it had a similar shape I thought it could work wonderfully.Another small change I made here was to add the start from Mario on the word star,I thought since the title stated Star,why not include the star character on one of the letters,I went with the a as it made most sense however as much as I loved this I idea I did not go through with it.The reason for this is because once I was working on finalising it I thought it would be too much.Overall,I loved this design most and rather than re-sketching it a third and final time,I took and picture and used this image to help me with the outlines for my final digital outcomes.

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This was my second alternative,For this one I decided to go with the idea of the clock but making it the main focus.I then put the words in each point in time however I am glad I didn’t go through with this design as again the readability may be a slight issue.I did however liked that cat Mario and Luigi’s hats were peeping over the letters/points.

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This was my first alternative,I chose to stick with the idea of the pizza and got a bit creative.The sketch doesn’t show it as well as I imagined it but the initial idea was to have the pizza be a rug and the crust slowly trapping the characters which are seen on the sides with only their head sticking out as evidence.I believe if I executed the idea a bit better I could have potentially turned out clearer.Something that could have made the image in my mind more identical could have been by making the crust look rounded and change the shape a bit to give it that round perspective and the effect that it it rolling forward.For the letters,I decided to have them inside the toppings,I thought having each letter be a toping would be even more creative but then i thought that if they were individual toppings they would have to be spread out which would have disrupted the readability of the text.I thought having them each word in the toppings would be better.

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This was my third experiment,for this I chose a random object and in my mind at that moment I thought it would be funny to have the toilet paper be their racing track.I began sketching the toilet paper and even included the stiching.where the character are the paper rips after the stiching as it “can’t hold the weight” of the characters.I again continued with the same cat Mario and Luigi characters and gave them each a car with their iconic initial at the front of each one.The writing All stars play is still on the toilet paper but since Mario and Luigi were racing so fast the paper ripped and that was almost a story that I was trying to portray with a simple design.

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This was my second experiment,this one was the one I liked the most.What you see in this image is two beds in forms of pizza’s.I thought this would be a great idea to have as super Mario has lots of pizza because if I’m not mistaken Mario and Luigi are Italians (living in New York).I also decided that I still wanted to keep those characters,the cat Mario and Luigi.I decided this time around to have them peeping through in their pizza beds with just the top of their hands on their pizza covers which would be cheese and toppings and their pillow would be the crust.Their heads are also of course sticking out and something I could have added could have potentially been two tails sticking out because I couldn’t quite see the representation of the cats however it would of course be different for the final outcomes.As I mentioned for the first experiment,I wanted the play to have a role in almost being an action or a command so this time I decided why not put the word into a clock,the clock is to wake them up and with the word play in the clock it’s almost like saying “time to wake up” without actually saying it.For a bit of a more dramatic effect I added some lines coming from the clock to make it seem like it is obnoxiously loud.

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This is my first experiment,at first I wasn’t sure how to start but then I noticed that I had previously made a mind map as well as some ideas with sketches.When I I took another glance at this I instantly started to get more ideas rush through.Since I had already written some ideas I decided that I would take them into action and use most of those ideas and begin my experimentation.This has taught me how much mind maps and idea sketching can immensely help me when experimenting.On my mind map I had 80s style written and I wanted to almost bring that to life using the tv that I had sketched in my idea sketches.I wanted a very retro tv and from my inspiration I used the past tvs that I remembered seeing around my homes that were from around this time.Since I already had a sketch from my previous idea-sketching,I decided to use that to my advantage and make a similar tv.For the letters I thought it would be cool to have them almost at angle where they are somehow distorted.Something I would’ve included if I went through with this design would have been maybe a sort of glitch on the tv where the letters also have this glitch passing from the tv to give it that retro effect I was looking for and in some way electric.I wanted the play to be different to the “ALL STARS”.I wanted it to almost be a command word,I need it to Stand out,so I thought that making the word play into a play button would be excellent.On the sides,the characters are roughly sketched out,however I could still see the main idea.this idea was again from my previous idea-sketching task which has now come in very handy,I used the Mario and Luigi cats with are supposedly representing my two cats Nella and Talu,Each would have the face of these characters and I thought it would be very amusing and humerus to have.On the side I decided to include at least another character from the iconic Super Mario,I went with the mushroom as I thought it would fit best into the design i was experimenting with.

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This was a try together before independently starting a few of my own.We chose to go with purple and a greenish blue,I thought that they were harmonious and complimented each other

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This image above this one shows how I used the brush to create my name.Here you see the side by side colours I used to create the brush.I was testing out how the brush worked

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I thought using some warm colours such as orange and yellow would be a great match.I chose a simple oil brush and began drawing my name.

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These are a few tries using pens on fresco,this task was to get familiarise us with fresco.We practiced using the apps by experimenting with all the different brushes and more.We started off by choosing Two complimentary colours,we chose purple for the background and yellow as the name.We started off by going into the pens and selecting from one of the many options,we went with brush pen gritty for this example.We wrote each our own name but first,on a separate layer we added our purple background.In this lesson we learned about how to use the app and how the work.After this complimentary start we moved onto the oil paints were we learned how to make a double coloured brush.This was done by selecting two colours and then adding two stroke besides each other,then we used the eye dropper tool making sure it was multicolour,and that was it,we then tested the brush and it worked marvellously.I had learned so much in this practice session and to practice even more we did 5 of our own try’s.I focused on getting the brush right and choosing colour that would be good combinations such a complimentary colours,monochromatic,cool tones,warm tones,etc.

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For this starter,i started off by using the puppet warp tool to move around the ladys body into a different position,i began adding a starting point on the legs and the began moving her legs into a diffrent stance,rather than her doing high knees i went for a running start position.Then i added some colour using the gradient mask,i went with two tones of blue as the theme is sporty and the blue potentially representing sweat or cooling.I the lighter shade of blue nearer to her face to ensure it was clear.Finally,to bring the image to life,i used the blending selection for the backround and body to hav a similar tone,for this i looked at all and chose whcih i felt looked best,the one i thought was a great fit was luminosity.In the beginning,i started a bit unsure of how to correctly place points to get the image into the position i wanted it,however after a little struggle i found my way through it and am now more confident with using this tool.

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Today we started off the morning with a starter,we were looking to find errors in a logo from a company,designing mistakes that may potentially jeopardise their brand.After this starter,we read through the brief of the project to gather a better understanding of the upcoming FMP project.We then continued the lesson by completin or improving any unfinished work such as by adding more descriptions onto our pallets and reading through making sure to include things,for an overall check of our work.We completed the 50 Generic logos and started off the in depth research before our lunch break.we then completed a candidate authentification form which was an approval for the use of our work and confirmation that te work is all my own.We then finished off the evening by presenting our past project,the Album cover and sharing the things we did throughout.

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Today we worked from home.To start off i decided to read throught the brief of the upcoming project before the work to have a better understanding of the tasks i will be undergoing.After having read through the brief i then completed the tasks.The first task was to create a new Padlet for the final Major Project (FMP),after doing this i added all the tabs that will be used to show all my following work clearly.(These were the usual tabs,research,experiments,context and themes,planning and production,outcomes,weekly reflections and autonomous research).After making sure this first task was completed i made sure to move on to the next which was to complete the generic Pinterest board.For this task,i created a Pinterest board and named it gaming,i then added 100 pins that had to do with gaming such as , logos, covers, characters, merchandising.We had some examples of styles?genres to support us with this task but were also free to search any we could recall.After finishing this task (the Pinterest board), i uploaded it onto padlet and then included a reflection of what?how? And why? After this,the final task was to choose 2 gaming genres from the five we were given and find five covers that i found interesting and explain why and what it is that i find interesting.

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During my thematic research,i this was one of the images the caught my eye.This is because i loved multiple features from this.One example i enjoyed was the effect of pictures to show the audience the characters travels and what he goes through,as part of the audience i can see that the designer has wanted to show in one design all the adventues mario undegoes whcih really caught my attention as i can get to see more abvout the game with one look into a single design.

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During my thematic research,i this was one of the images the caught my eye.This is because i was interested by the chracter with no pupils,i thought it was difference and really made me think that the character may be souless or empty.I thought the characte was certainly mysterious and i not only get that effect from the blank face but also the body stance,the character has its body facing front however the face has turned to alsmpost look back at the audience,this creates a mystery effect because we dont know why its turned back or its face is blank,it leaves us with wonder as an audience almost with curiosity to know why this is as it is.

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During my thematic research,i this was one of the images the caught my eye.This is because i loved the way they made the backround slightly dark whilst addinbg light to give it life,i love the glowy features that this design has.

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During my thematic research,i this was one of the images the caught my eye.This is because i loved the idea of using everyday objects to create characters,i believe it gives them even more personality,as well as the fact that each has their own colour gives them that personality already.I believe the use of yellow as they backround really caught my attention as it is very bright and a happy colour.Another thing that shows me this happiness and exitement is the faces,the use of diffrenr cups to differenciate them or even give them a diffrent face shape was very amusing,i also think that they have very bright personbalitys thropugh the smiles.All these features have given me a a small idea of what the game may be about and is a very smart way to target that specific audience they aim to target.

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During my thematic research, this was one of the images the caught my eye.The reason for this was the way the amount of bright colours to represent happiness and darker colours to represent sadness/anger.I loved how the character almost jumped through two different dimensional/fantasy worlds and separated them,i noticed that the electric light outlines the two separating worlds and exaggerates the effect even more for extra focus.I love how the two worlds are reveaaling yet another side behind.

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During my thematic research,this was one of the images the caught my eye.he reason for this is because i found it extremely creative and somewhat storytelling just by the cover.i found it very clever that they made a sand clock,but not regular,instead it has a skull to replace the other glass side,the sand also represents snow in this case which is also very creative.The skull seems to be running out of the snow which tells me time is almost up and death may arrive to the characters below the skull which also gives me a bit of a summary of what the game may be about.I strongly believe these are a few good points that have inspired me for my Final project.

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During my thematic research,this was one of the images the caught my eye.the reason for this is because its in black and white,the backround is dark and the letters and bright.There is no color to this image which tells mealotand by giving the cover a closer look i can see that no color makes the depressive feeling they are trying to create,i can also see this feeling is being created because of the characters.by their posture i can see they are un comfortable or scared but there is no much emotion to their faces,their facial expressions and picture tells me they are prepared for something,something not so great.they are not relaxed,one of the characters has a gun,she is holding it up suggesting she is ready for what to come.what i found interesting was that the characters blended with the backround,there is not a difference in colours to show the separation between characters and backgrounds which is something new to me.There is only a slight peak of light behind the characters to avoid confusion and make it clear.

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During my thematic research, this was one of the images the caught my eye.the reason for this is because of way the main image is above the clouds and there is a separation of light and dark imagery using the clouds to be subtle.

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During my thematic research,i this was one of the images the caught my eye.The reason for thi is the style of art used to create these characters and title.The way the title was designed matched perfectly with the design itself it one of the things that stood out to me which may be something i have learned and will keep in mind when starting my new Project.A few other things i noticed from this cover is that from te facial expressions and running away of the characters they are fearful.The colours used are warm colours although in this image they don’t seem very warm,rather the opposite as there are reds,yellows and oranges but to create this fearful environment especially from the red coming from the strange creatures.