Empire of Sin: Art Direction
Empire of Sin. Developed by Romero Games and published by Paradox Interactive.
On this project I was the Art Director & Lead Artist on the main game. I built the game's art style and art team from the ground up including a small internal team and numerous freelancers and outsource studios. While my main role was art director, as a small team with many hats to wear, I also created most of the concept art on the game. This page showcases a few bits and bobs from the project. I'm very grateful to have worked with amazing artists who helped bring the art vision to life.
Empire of Sin Key Art
Art Direction & Illustration: Denman Rooke
Mobster Boss: Al Capone
Art Direction & concept art: Denman Rooke
3D Artist: Mihai Dobrin
Mobster Boss: Elvira Duarte
Art Direction & concept art: Denman Rooke
3D Artist: Cristian-Marius Buliarca
Mobster Boss: Ronnie O'Neill
Art Direction & concept art: Denman Rooke
3D Artist: Mihai Dobrin
Mobster Boss: Daniel McKee Jackson
Art Direction & concept art: Denman Rooke
3D Artist: Mihai Dobrin
Mobster Boss: Mabel Ryley
Art Direction & concept art: Denman Rooke
3D Artist: Mihai Dobrin
Mobster Boss: Frank Ragen
Art Direction & concept art: Denman Rooke
3D Artist: Cristian-Marius Buliarca
Mobster Boss: Maggie Dyer
Art Direction & concept art: Denman Rooke
3D Artist: Mihai Dobrin
Mobster Boss: Joseph Saltis
Art Direction & concept art: Denman Rooke
3D Artist: Mihai Dobrin
Mobster Boss: Goldie Garneau
Art Direction & concept art: Denman Rooke
3D Artist: Mihai Dobrin
Mobster Boss: Dion O'Banion
Art Direction & concept art: Denman Rooke
3D Artist: Mihai Dobrin
Mobster Boss: Frankie Donovan
Art Direction & concept art: Denman Rooke
3D Artist: Mihai Dobrin
Various Gangster Concepts
Art Direction & concept art: Denman Rooke
Misc. Character Concepts
Art Direction & concept art: Denman Rooke
Empire of Sin gangsters pg.1
Art Direction: Denman Rooke
3D Artists: Mihai Dobrin, Conor Jordan, and Cristian-Marius Buliarca
Empire of Sin gangster pg.2
Art Direction: Denman Rooke
3D Artists: Mihai Dobrin, Conor Jordan, and Cristian-Marius Buliarca
Various weapons.
Art Direction: Denman Rooke
3D Art: Leartes Studios
Misc. vehicles.
Art Direction: Denman Rooke
3D Artist: Andrei Makhovykh
Various screenshots from the game incl. main menu, character select, cinematics, and gameplay.
Demoing the game live for the first time at PDXCON 2019 with John Romero