I started off with a red base. I thought red would be most appropriate as it is associated with passion and rage- but found it a problem in that the lines didn't show up very well. I added some highlights to try and add some depth, but it didn't make the lines any better and now it looked like a big pile of jam.
I switched to yellow. I'm not sure if it's most appropriate- I suppose it could indicate alarm- but as a colour scheme it looked nice and bright and eye catching and now the lines were clear to see, and it's not quite as cutesy as say, pink.
I overlayed some cloud and smoke shapes, I think these could work well but in a more balanced way. It suggests some depth, and perhaps some movement too (smoke is never still!)
I went back to the highlights/ shadows and used pink, and struggled with at once disliking this colour combination (for looking too cute and battenburg like) and struggling to find a better one.
I didn't like it much, but liked making the shadow lines thicker as they provided some more form.
I tried without the pink, and at once liked the simplicity but thought it looked too simple for such a large diagram that's meant to have big impact.
I learned how to bitmap textures. I'm always a bit wary of using 'screen tone' because I've found it can look really good or really fake comic book-esque, which is not what I'm after!
But I did it anyway
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