Evaluation:

Star Bright is a story I've had in my head since I was 16 and still reeling from the loss of my mother. To finally see it visualised out on paper is, in many ways, both shocking, cathartic and utterly amazing.

At the start of this project I set out with a number of goals in mind for myself, to create believable characters that people could emphasise with and to tell a story that could help kids dealing with death. While I'm not 100% sure I've managed to do that second one, I feel that I have fulfilled both of these to the best of my abilities.

I've created illustrations I can be proud of, and judging for the reactions of people who've looked through the book I've managed to create something people can enjoy and sympathise with.

I've had a few problems during this project, the major one being the onset of a bad case of Repetitive Strain Injury that slowed my production rate down dramatically. Despite this though I feel I've created something I can be proud of. At times I wondered if I was not being overly ambitious with this project and the amount of work needed to create it to the standard I was demanding from myself, but I think this has just made the work a stronger piece over all. There are a few things in the actual illustrations I'd like to ideally change but otherwise I'm very happy with all my outcomes.