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Below, some additional unused concept images with different celebrity likenesses exploring different art styles:
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Splash screen, loading screen, and icon concepts for Nicki Minaj: The Empire.
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Character Bases, outfits, and art direction – Nicki Minaj: The Empire I created 5 character bases for Nicki Minaj: The Empire as fully posable skeletons for 2D animation, while innovating ways to cut and layer pieces to allow maximum degrees of movement. The project currently has a vast library of over 500 unique clothing assets created in 9 months, accomplished by quickly ramping up an outsourcing team while coaching an in-house artist team that was built from the ground up.