Cool Concept Art For GUARDIANS VOL. 2 Show Alternate Designs For Ego, Mantis, Gamora, Star-Lord, and More

Some great new concept art has surfaced online for James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. The art offers us a look at some of the alternate character designs that were done for several of the characters. Those characters include Ego, Mantis, Star-Lord, Gamora, Nebula, Rocket Raccoon, and more. It's pretty cool to see what some of these characters could've looked like in the movie. Ultimately, I loved what the final designs ended up being. I actually really dig some of these designs! 

The first set of art that you see above of Ego and Mantis were created by Costume illustrator Christian Cordella (via SR). The second series of art below comes from artist Andy Park. Check out all the designs and let us know what you think of the alternate designs.

This is one of the 1st versions of Mantis that I designed when starting the project. James Gunn took a liking to it & it was going in this direction for a long time until it was decided that going simpler was the way to go. That decision was made clear once @pomin8r was cast. Her natural look with some minor additions (antennae, contacts, lashes & wig) made the character come alive. I loved exploring Mantis' design. What a great addition to #guardiansofthegalaxy #gotgvol2 #guardiansofthegalaxyvol2 #conceptart #design #costume #vfx #illustration #digitalart #digitalpainting #그림 #그림스타그램 #일러스트 #marvel #film

A post shared by Andy Park (@andyparkart) on May 13, 2017 at 9:14am PDT

‪Happy Mother's Day everyone! Here's one of the 1st concept design versions I painted up of @prattprattpratt aka Starlord when starting #GuardiansoftheGalaxyVol2 I attempted a blue color scheme more like his original comic book look. #conceptart #design #illustration #costume #chrispratt #digitalart #digitalpainting #marvel #marvelstudios #starlord #그림 #그림스타그램 #일러스트 #guardiansofthegalaxy #gotgvol2

A post shared by Andy Park (@andyparkart) on May 14, 2017 at 10:00am PDT

I loved concept designing Nebula for both #GuardiansoftheGalaxy films. What a fun character to explore. I always saw her as Marvel's Sith Lord. And she was beautifully played by @karengillanofficial This concept painting shows her worn down look with her missing hand replaced with what was referred to as her new "shit hand" that only opens & closes by pulling the lever. It's the contrast of her being so highly advanced & her having the most rudimentary replacement hand ever. #nebula #gotgvol2 #conceptart #conceptdesign #costume #prosthetics #vfx #digitalart #digitalpainting #instaart #instaartist #그림 #그림스타그램 #일러스트 #illustration #marvel #marvelstudios #gardensofthegalaxy

A post shared by Andy Park (@andyparkart) on May 18, 2017 at 10:16am PDT

I did a ton of outfit/costume variations for Gamora on #GuardiansoftheGalaxyVol2 Here's one of the ones @jamesgunn liked. We were going for more of a rock star vibe with the Guardians this time around. They did just save the universe after all so why not :) It's always fun painting the powerful @zoesaldana #gamora #gotgvol2 #marvel #marvelstudios #conceptart #design #costume #digitalart #digitalpainting #그림 #그림스타그램 #일러스트 #guardiansofthegalaxy

A post shared by Andy Park (@andyparkart) on May 16, 2017 at 8:21am PDT

This cover I painted was heavily influenced by sci-fi pulp novel covers, Al Williamsons, & the movie poster master himself, Drew Struzan. Is it legal to have this much fun? #starlord #gamora #babygroot #groot #illustration #art #cover #instaart #design #conceptart #digitalart #digitalpainting #marvel #marvelstudios @prattprattpratt @zoesaldana @vindiesel

A post shared by Andy Park (@andyparkart) on May 9, 2017 at 10:36pm PDT

This is a closeup of the Rocket Raccoon & Baby Groot portion of the cover art I did for the Art of #GuardiansoftheGalaxyVol2 book. Such fun characters to illustrate. Who would've ever thought this idea of a movie would ever be successful? Certainly not me! All credit goes to Marvel Studios & @jamesgunn #gotgvol2 #art #book #cover #illustration #digitalart #digitalpainting #design #conceptart #marvel #marvelstudios #instaart #rocketraccoon #groot #babygroot #vindiesel #bradleycooper

A post shared by Andy Park (@andyparkart) on May 8, 2017 at 9:02pm PDT

This is a semi-closeup of the back cover portion of the Art of #GuardiansoftheGalaxyVol2 book I had the pleasure of illustrating. I really enjoyed composing this illustration playing with the variety of designs of these characters off of one another and the contrasts of colors on this one. I especially like that I got away with painting a near pink face (Ego). I think that's daring :) #guardiansofthegalaxy #gotgvol2 #art #book #cover #illustration #digitalart #digitalpainting #design #conceptart #marvel #marvelstudios #instaart #ego #yondu #mantis #nebula #ayesha @pomin8r @karengillanofficial @michael_rooker #elizabethdebicki

A post shared by Andy Park (@andyparkart) on May 8, 2017 at 11:17am PDT

Here's the cover I painted for the Art of #GuardiansoftheGalaxyVol2 book. I had the best time playing with the composition, all the elements, characters & colors on this one. Get it today! #starlord #gamora #drax #babygroot  #rocketraccoon #mantis #yondu #ayesha #ego #nebula #milano #conceptart #design #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #costume #vfx #marvel #marvelstudios #cover #illustration @prattprattpratt @zoesaldana @karengillanofficial @michael_rooker @pomin8r @davebautista #kurtrussell

A post shared by Andy Park (@andyparkart) on May 7, 2017 at 9:23am PDT

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