Solstice Sparkle is a fictional summer beverage concept developed as an AI product film. The project explores how generative tools can be used to create a full commercial visual language for a new drink brand, from packaging aesthetics to macro product shots and video animation.
The drink was designed to feel fresh, botanical and slightly premium, with a soft pastel palette, condensation, fruit details and bright summer lighting. The goal was to create a short product video that feels refreshing, tactile and visually desirable.
Role
Art Direction · Product Concept · AI Visual Direction · Packaging Exploration · Image Generation · Video Animation · Editing
Art Direction · Product Concept · AI Visual Direction · Packaging Exploration · Image Generation · Video Animation · Editing
Tools
Nano Banana · Kling · Post-production
Nano Banana · Kling · Post-production
Concept
The concept is built around a fictional sparkling drink called Solstice Sparkle — Guava Lime Bliss. The name suggests summer, light, freshness and a small moment of escape.
The product combines the sweetness of guava with the sharpness of lime, creating a visual contrast between soft pink tones and fresh green accents. The whole world of the brand is designed to feel warm, refreshing and sensory.
Instead of focusing on a complex narrative, the film focuses on product desire: cold metal, water droplets, fruit splashes, soft reflections and the feeling of opening a drink on a summer day.
Visual Direction
The visual direction is soft, fresh and commercial, with a strong focus on texture and sensory appeal.
The images use close-up framing, pastel backgrounds and macro details to make the product feel cold, refreshing and premium. Condensation becomes one of the main visual elements, reinforcing the idea of freshness and drinkability.
Shot Direction
The video was built through a sequence of product-focused shots:
Macro details
Close-ups of the can surface, condensation, label texture and metallic lid.
Close-ups of the can surface, condensation, label texture and metallic lid.
Flavor cues
Lime and guava elements were used to make the taste instantly readable.
Lime and guava elements were used to make the taste instantly readable.
Splash moments
Water and fruit impact shots create energy and freshness.
Water and fruit impact shots create energy and freshness.
Hero product shots
The can is shown cleanly against a warm pastel background, with fruit and reflections to make it feel like a finished campaign asset.
The can is shown cleanly against a warm pastel background, with fruit and reflections to make it feel like a finished campaign asset.
Handheld product moment
The hand holding the can adds scale and makes the drink feel real and ready to consume.
The hand holding the can adds scale and makes the drink feel real and ready to consume.
AI Workflow
The still images were generated with Nano Banana, focusing on product consistency, packaging details, lighting and material textures. I used the generated frames as the base for the video direction.
The video animation was created in Kling, using subtle product movements, splash motion and camera transitions to turn the still visuals into a short commercial piece.
The final stage focused on selecting the strongest frames, refining the rhythm and building a visual flow that felt like a real summer beverage ad.
Reflection
This project helped me explore AI as a tool for product art direction and fast visual prototyping. Instead of starting with an existing product, I used AI to imagine a fictional drink brand and develop its visual language through packaging, lighting, texture and motion.
The final result is a short product film that tests how AI can support early-stage brand creation, commercial styling and beverage campaign development.