Cave. The Art Book.
“Darkness…
Suddenly, a shadow appears. It approaches.
It’s coming towards me. I feel its presence;
it feels like there’s someone reaching towards me.
I can feel it on my skin, it gives me goose bumps…
I’m scared.
I shut my eyes tight, and suddenly the fear invades all my body.
I’m paralyzed, I can’t move!
My breathing falls short.
I’m falling on my feet,
I fall to the ground,
I feel the cold, dusty, and wet floor.
Suddenly, a shadow appears. It approaches.
It’s coming towards me. I feel its presence;
it feels like there’s someone reaching towards me.
I can feel it on my skin, it gives me goose bumps…
I’m scared.
I shut my eyes tight, and suddenly the fear invades all my body.
I’m paralyzed, I can’t move!
My breathing falls short.
I’m falling on my feet,
I fall to the ground,
I feel the cold, dusty, and wet floor.
I’ve forgotten about the shadow,
I’ve forgotten how to get out of this place,
I’ve forgotten where I’ve come from,
my feelings, my memories, my….
my...
Who am I?
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The story shows us the bravery of this girl who chooses to exit the cave in which she's trapped for a long time. It deals with how she is able to go through different adventures and obstacles in order to leave the cave and discover the new world hidden behind it.
With this on-going project, I am in the process of illustrating a textless graphic novel: the adventure of this girl, from the beginning until the end. I have begun the process with this art-book due to the great quantity of work and sketches that the final graphic novel requires.
"Cave. The Art Book." was created as a MA final project at the Arts University Bournemouth.
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Axolotl character study.
Girl character study.
Bat character study.
Background and scenes study.
Axolotl illustrations, exclusively made for this Art-Book.
Creation process.
Pictures from the exhibition made at AUB.
Book detail.
