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Essie generative environments

A generative background pilot for L’Oréal’s Essie brand, using generative image models to reach a new scale of output at around half the relative cost.

Client
L’Oréal
Agency
WPP Production (production)
Role
Creative Lead / Generative Artist
Period
2023

Essie needed a distinct, on-brand background for every tone, dozens of shades that would each have needed its own shoot and set build to photograph the traditional way. It was the first project of its kind for both L’Oréal and WPP Production in Australia.

A teal Essie bottle set in a field of small blue flowers, a butterfly resting nearby.
Three Essie bottles in olive, teal and green standing on green moss among small red-capped mushrooms, a soft forest behind.
Three sheer nude and pink Essie bottles lying across pale pink silk ribbons.
Red Essie nail polish bottles among cherries on a pink surface.