To begin with, this piece is intended towards an audience of young adult men. The reason on why I have implied this is that back in WW1 there were not enough enlistments from younger men, more and more middle-aged men were fighting and needing help in the field. I wanted to intrigue and persuade my audience into enlistment.
In my propaganda piece, I have used a small variety of colours to intensify, darken and exaggerate certain elements. If I was wanting to enlist the first thing I would see is the man in the armchair, I have used dull but also light shades to emphasise that he is happy and in a calm place like it was before the war, also taking up all of the foreground. In the background, you can see a line of soldiers in the trenches followed with a big British flag on the right. The colours I have used based around the soldiers are cargo green, black and brown, I chose to use these colours because they don't really stand out, they blend with each other making it look dull. In saying that I have used lively and intense red and blues to make the flag pop. I added a lot of black in the corner …show more content…
Firstly there are the bright green hills in the distance from the soldiers, I put these there to symbolise that victory and getting back to a happy life is only a few miles away. I think this is a strong message because if you are determined you will get somewhere, and I know that this is what would encourage young men to enlist during the war. Another symbol is the British flag, I added the black to emphasise that if young men are not willing and ready to join the war they may well lose the war and their country to