The Wild Below

“Deep within the mist-laden swamp, below the cliffs, the Agal dream of their lost home. They must brave the depths to rise to their rightful home among the trees.”

I’ve always been interested in fantasy worlds like The Lord of the Rings, The Elder Scrolls, Game of Thrones, and Dungeons and Dragons, so I set out to create my own. 

I wanted to pursue a concept art-based thesis project for my final semester, so I knew I wanted to make some for this project. Rather than loosely displaying my world-building, concept art, and illustrations, I chose to frame the work as a post-production art book for an imagined animated film titled “The Wild Below”. The objective was to present a comprehensive guide to this film, combining narrative world-building, concept art, finished illustrations, and the film's branding all in one place.