Final Vectors - Pearl Harbour

For my Pearl Harbour postcard I was challenged in regard to how to represent what city I was illustrating, as there aren't many landmarks that would immediately set it apart from the many other cities that had bombs dropped on them in World War Two.  The main difference between these and the Pearl Harbour attack was that it was mainly carried out by Japanese kamikaze fighters, suicide pilots who fly their planes directly into their targets. This terrifying and unique method is what defines the Pearl Harbour attack, so I wanted to include that idea to best portray the city as a whole. I also wanted to express the vulnerability of the city, as typically America are the strong and powerful, and Pearl Harbour is one of only a handful of times in history the American people have been vulnerable. I chose the lighter softer colours for the shell and pearl to allude to this vulnerability. I think this is the most successful of my pieces as it's probably the most recognisable, but I think it takes a few seconds to add up the imagery. Although it's an absolute pain to do, I've enjoyed making vector illustrations, because it gives a really impressive quality that I definitely want to use again in the future.