Illustration and Book Design

A Hidden Scroll is a creative attempt to create a children's novel for adults. The book was drawn in the loose style of an artist's sketchbook. The illustrations are crude, humorous and burst with vibrant colors against the off-white sketchbook background.

The cutout animations of Terry Gilliam and the flowing surrealist style of the classic Looney Tunes cartoons are some of the inspirations for the loose and humorous style of the book. The design also makes use of the contrast between full panels and panels with a lot of negative space.