OUIL505 SB2 Applied Illustration - Practical development Part 1

Above is further practical work I did - exploring textures digitally and analogously. I was doing a lot of reading about Tuna, and also sharks - who act as what is known as an 'Apex' predator. 

Apex Predators are particularly important in ecosystems, as they keep the population of different species in balance. Once these Apex predators are removed, it can have devastating effects on the way the rest of the food chain exists, which can lead to further extinctions and mass habitat damage too. This is known as something called the 'Trophic Cascade'

I chose to illustrate my research into this, and the effects plastic and overfishing is having on Apex Predators like sharks and tuna here:

I quite like this method of illustrating bodies of text, and I think something like this would be worth exploring further down the line.