Breaking the Scroll is an e-book written by Jane Vergara and it’s a dark fantasy novel set in a medieval kingdom. This is my first project that involves illustrating and animating a book trailer.
The story of Breaking the Scroll really got my attention; there were a variety of lovely characters that are very much relatable and also a dark and compelling twist and revelation at the end. It was a real challenge for me. It involved a good amount of research in medieval age including the environment, characters and the style of illustration that would capture the world of Breaking the Scroll.
I had the chance to play around After Effects to create special effects for fire, burning and lightning. I had a great time collaborating with Jane; she’s very creative, approachable and she gave me quite a huge amount of freedom in doing my illustration and animation.
Watch the video below.
Watch the video below.
Here are some stills of the trailer and studies I made for the novel.
Thanks for viewing!
