Music Visuals & Album Art

This page showcases a collection of 3D artwork and animations created by Ruggiero for music visuals and album art. These pieces explore everything from surreal internet-inspired visuals to animations that dive into themes of digital connection, self-reflection, and modern culture. Each one is designed to complement and amplify the music, creating a unique, visual experience that brings the artists' stories to life. Each of the visuals was created sometime between 2019 and 2021, using the following programs: Cinema 4D, Octane Render, Daz 3D, Mixamo, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe After Effects.

PINK — CARNIVAL Concert Visuals

In 2026 Silent Partners commissioned Nicole Ruggiero & Sam Clover to help create and animate ten 15-second looping visuals for a series of private shows featuring the pop star P!NK. The visuals consisted of neon light sequences created using Cinema 4D, Redshift, and After Effects. They were designed with a limited color palette of red, green, and blue, allowing the lighting programmers to easily adapt the colors for different show environments.

This was a private event, so there wasn't an official photographer on site. We've included project renders alongside attendee photos of the stage visuals.

An image of Pink singing on stage at a private concert with CARNIVAL visuals in the background.

A.G. Cook — 3D Illustrations for High Snobiety

These 3D renders are a collaboration between A.G. Cook & Nicole Ruggiero, created as illustrations for or Cook's High Snobiety article. The surreal illustrations were inspired by René Magritte and visually capture the evolution of Cook's internet music aesthetic. Cinema 4D, Octane Render, and Adobe Photoshop were used to create these 3D renders.

AG Cook artwork, 3D illustration of apple with glasses falling from sky into bowl of apples sitting on green grass with blue sky and clouds in background.

AG Cook artwork, 3D illustration of apple with glasses falling from sky. Surreal blue sky and clouds texture on paper in background.

AG Cook artwork, 3D illustration of apple with glasses falling from sky. Glasses are falling off and there is a surreal blue sky and clouds texture on paper in background.

Screenshot of High Snobiety article "A.G. Cook Is Already Crafting The Next Stage Of Internet Music", artwork of apple with glasses falling from bright blue sky into bowl of apples

Z. Tao (黄子韬) — Life Is Blue • 3D Animation

This animation was created in 2019 for Chinese pop star Z. Tao (黄子韬 or Huang Zitao) on the theme of "Life Is Blue." It was showcased at a pop-up gallery in China, alongside other artists' interpretations of the same theme, during his 2019 Is Blue concert tour. Cinema 4D, Octane Render, Daz 3D, and After Effects were used in the creation of this animation.

Z. Tao, Life Is Blue animation still 1. 3D artwork pictures a girl who has her head down on the desk looking at her phone. Her phone reads "Morgan: Come out tonight! Party time!" The animation is in a blue color palette.

Z. Tao, Life Is Blue animation still 2. 3D artwork pictures a girl who has her head down on the desk looking at her phone. The animation is in a blue color palette.

Z. Tao, Life Is Blue animation still 3. 3D artwork pictures a girl who is slumped over, depressed. She is looking at her computer screen that is receiving a call from someone. The animation is in a blue color palette.

Z. Tao, Life Is Blue animation still 4. 3D artwork pictures a girl who is sitting at her desk, looking off into space, contemplating. The animation is in a blue color palette.

Z. Tao, Life Is Blue animation still 5. 3D artwork pictures a computer screen with a video playing of a girl who has her head down on the desk looking at her phone. The animation is in a blue color palette.

brz — Your Favorite Abstraction EP Cover

This 3D artwork was created in 2020 as the cover for musician brz's EP, Your Favorite Abstraction. The artwork draws inspiration from the EP's themes of URL-to-IRL connection, the modern relationship with screens, youthful rage, and love lost in Los Angeles. The avatar in the artwork is designed to replicate the musician’s likeness, with a strong emphasis on the concept of sinking into the phone's black screen. Cinema 4D, Octane Render, Daz 3D, and Adobe Photoshop were used in the creation of this 3D artwork.

Musician brz's 3D character portrait. Created in Daz 3D, Cinema 4D, and ZBrush.

Cherry Glazerr — 2019 Tour Music Visuals

Two unique animations were created, and several others were licensed as music visuals for Cherry Glazerr's 2019 music tour. Each of the animations were created in Cinema 4D using Octane Render, Mixamo, and Daz 3D. The first animation features a cyberpunk character drinking from a golden wine glass, while the second depicts a pink automobile driving up and releasing bubbles from inside the vehicle against the backdrop of a California sunset. The two newly created animations and two of the licensed visuals can be seen in the video below, which was captured on an iPhone during Cherry Glazerr's record release show at Bowery Ballroom in NYC.

3D visuals for the Cherry Glazerr 2019 tour. Still 1 from animation -- a pink automobile pulls up and parks on a road during a California sunset.

3D visuals for the Cherry Glazerr 2019 tour. Still 2 from animation -- a pink automobile rolls down window and releases bubbles from inside the vehicle.

3D visuals for the Cherry Glazerr 2019 tour. Still 3 from animation -- a pink automobile drives off into the California sunset.

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