The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis is a novel by Franz Kafka following the character of Gregor Samsa, a workaholic who suddenly wakes up one morning in the body of a great beast! I imagine that Gregor has taken the form of a large cockroach who scutters around his room trying to hide from his terrified family.
For this project, I recreated the cover of the book, also creating an animated version, an interior cover pattern spread, three interior illustrations corresponding with the three chapters of the book, and a title animation with a little cockroach scuttering across the title. I wanted the style to look more old school and classic with the heavy linework and soft colouring style.
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