Dawnbringer Riven VFX
Posting more work I created before I started leading teams at Riot Games. Dawnbringer Riven revolutionized many aspects of skin production for League of Legends--VFX direction , modeling direction, animation direction, illustration direction, and how all of these art disciplines together can improve the player experience of game play through just a skin.
I have fond memories of working with these guys--the same team that made Gun Goddess Miss Fortune.
https://www.artstation.com/pan
https://www.artstation.com/twoplusthreed
Charles Liu (Yideth) - Concept Artist
https://www.deviantart.com/yideth
Tom Robbins - Animator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVBWrSpF14
Dawnbringer Riven Q | Fast moving spinning VFX give the illusion of Riven moving extremely fast. (I always use this trick for spinning area-of-effect abilities.)
Dawnbringer Riven W | Clearly showing area-of-effect without UI indicators.
Dawnbringer Riven Empowered Q | Larger, brighter, and clear area-of-effect to show the ability is stronger.
Dawnbringer Riven Empowered W | Again, larger, brighter, and clear area-of-effect to show the ability is stronger when compared to the un-empowered ability.
Dawnbringer Riven Empowered R | Added unfurling angel wings with three segments for game play clarity. This idea I spiked out on my own, and the team loved it.
Still one of my favorite VFX sets from League of Legends.
Thank you Skin Spotlights!