EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION

Based upon the 2024 novel, Intermezzo, by Sally Rooney, I wanted to create an illustration that referenced the imagery that the story conveyed while maintaining the ambiguity of the contents that it involved. A story of two brothers reuniting after their father’s death was a key takeaway that felt important to emulate through the initial sketches. Because chess was a reoccurring symbol throughout the entirety of the novel, I wanted it to serve as the main environment in which the characters would be placed in.

Concept and Sketches