Rey Nolan 2025

Abstract

White Petals is a series of visual development pieces which will serve as concept art for an upcoming project of the same name. The story centers around Danielle Park, an investigative journalist sent to inspect a series of murders, initially thought of as cases of internal bleeding. Early on, she’s led to a mysterious abandoned church. Danielle’s girlfriend, Mary, joins her under the guise of wanting to shoot a short film. They meet with a botanist, Gabe, who is studying and taking care of the plants covering the former church. As they explore deeper, the story takes a supernatural twist as they become entangled in a world much greater and more floral than their own. White Petals is set around 2003/2004, so some of the items in the asset sheets (and the character designs) will reflect that. Throughout this project, you will see character sheets, asset sheets, interior pieces, backgrounds, fully rendered pieces, a preview of my other work, and challenges. Part of the purpose of White Petals is to explore parts of myself that I have historically ignored and artistically depict that through these characters. The other part will be to serve as portfolio pieces and as a guideline for me to write its story and continue development after graduation. Each of my works possess an attention to detail given to the characters, their designs, their colors, and their items so that they can tell a story by themselves.