Guardian of the Sands Rengar, Janna and Ryze - League of Legends Splash Art Process
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.พ. 2020
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In Collaboration with Riot Games
Client: Riot Games
Riot Games AD: Jessica Oyhenart
West Studio AD: Mingchen Shen
Final Polish: League Splash Team
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First actual video process of my Lol splash art process!
I spent a lot of time on the thumbnail stage because we were not yet sure about the story idea. At first I tried to balance the 3 characters before getting a new sketch from the Riot artists where Rengar is more prominent. Unfortunately, I did not record thumbnail stage.
3 Characters in one splash is very challenging but also very rewarding! Really love how this turned out. Couldn't have done this without all the help from everyone!
Huge thanks to West Studio for this rare opportunity! Thanks to the Riot team for all the support!
Some painting stats:
-This video is sped up 95 times. The actual video time is 56 hours.
- I use 10,000 x 5625 pixels as my Canvas size. It's a bit larger than what is required so that when it is downsized, it will be sharper.
- This took around 100+ hours of labor in total including the research, referencing and thumbnail stages which were not in the video. I usually spend around 24 working days on a splash like this. I only work on weekdays and on a 8-am to 5pm schedule. This takes a long time to do due to the revisions and the amount of details needed.
- This is a team effort because I regularly receive feedback notes and paintovers from the artists at West Studio and Riot Games so we can get the best possible result.
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Layer 580: exist
Deiv Calviz: yes
Yeah that happens because I use one psd from the start and it inherits all the layers from the work I did from the past weeks. Including deleted sketches and some reference images, etc. In the end, only around 100 layers more or less are left. I'm aiming to reduce that hopefully!
I got lost in 684
@@deivcalviz I'm trying to do the same haha but my art didn't even compares to yours !!
I thought the reason people didn't show the rendering process of the splash art was because of some contract laws, it's the first time I ever get to see it and it's extremely helpful!
Luckily there are no contract terms about not showing the process. I think the only reason most splash artists do not share their process is because it takes time, effort and lots of HDD space to make these. Hope I can do more! Glad it helped you!
@@deivcalviz Oh thats really nice! Makes sense, most people just wanna see a 10 minute video where you can see a lot of change happening, in a 30ish minute video like this you stop seeing that "change" happening at around 10/15 minutes, but in actuality thats because the details and rendering is being added so that the final work looks as breathtaking as it does! It's extremelly helpfull since me, an artist, gets really overwhelmed when i see a video of a splash that looks doable and then they show the final result which is miles above my current experience, that makes me just sit there confused. Videos like this one help me understand a lot more of whats going on so thank you a lot for this! And please do make more! Oh yeah i forgot to say the most important thing, great art! I really love what you do keep up the great work ^^
@@Duardo_hey im glad that he shows that too but sometimes the speed makes it harder for me to see changes cuz its goes so fast am i the only one feels this way
@@deivcalviz It really does help. Thanks!
Thank you for this long video of the process , shows how much work and skill goes into making a splash , youre on another level
No problem! I'm glad people appreciate it! It's hard to do these videos. Thanks a lot!
I was so worried about Rengar's splash when the skin came out, but in the end it was more than I expected, this is a master piece.
THANK YOU MASTER from me and all Rengar mains!
0:12 to 0:31 is a perfect example of why thumbnails are so important the final composition and posing you chose to go with are soo much more dynamic than the others. Amazing work!
This is truly insane. No wonder it can take a whole month to draw a piece like this.
I really want to reach skill like this one day, thanks for a video.
my goal in life it's to be as good as you someday, thank you for this
This is beyond beautiful. Thank you for sharing the process!
What a blessing of a video, thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks for sharing your process it's a mind blowing. I love to see more of this. 💕
Amazing as always! Top tier artwork :)
You are absolutely amazing and the amount of time is insane but so worthy! You are heroes for delivering us such quality work! Thank you Deiv!
Wonderful video process and picture! Looks stunning.
Awesome work! Thanks for sharing the process.
Thank you so much for sharing this awesome process
A master piece ! Truly beautiful
Daaaang, I love this! all these golden colors are so pretty, so well drawn
I loved watching this entire thing! Your attention to detail is outstanding and you always seem to work them in a way that it doesn't feel jarring. Excellent work!!
Always amazed by the splasharts made by RIOT games, so dynamic and exciting to see what the story is in the piece. Nice job!
So good~ Thank you very much for sharing it as a time-lapse video~ Beautiful work and awesome skills~ I'm really looking forward to more of your videos and paintings.
Thanks so much for showing the full process! The workflow of making League Splash pieces was a total mystery to me up until now!
Thanks for uploading this! Really learned alot.I got one of your tutorial, looking forward to a tutorial of this level!
Absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing your process for so many paintings. They bring these champions to life
Ive been wanting to learn how to render drawings like this, its pretty AWSOME that i can see the process on how u all make these spash art, i see that even the pro artist art looks like mines at a certain point but they know how to further render while i dont, its with the help of references that helps artist progress in their work, love this and i hope there is more to come, its always interesting for me to study how other artist do their work
I love watching art videos cause of how the process looks. It usually goes from eh, to holy shit!
Love professional artists cause they can make everything have this sorta depth like it exists in real-life. The hours of work is no joke either! Fucking beautiful!
Really love this !!! Please make more :
I was watching it on full screen and going back and stopping and just wow, watching and trying to understand what is happening! I'm glad that i watched it! Ngl wanna do it again---
Wow I’m really amazed at how much time and reworking went into this to make it absolutely perfect
This channel is the most helpful and complete for the people who are interested in the industry and want to become an Illustrator for Riot games, sincerely this is incredibly refreshing and makes me think it's still totally manageable. I will some day become as great as you and the whole department so i can work with you, but i still have a lot of room for improvement. Thanks for uploading this and explaining the circumstances in the description, it helps a lot.
Nicolás Makoala Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
stunning work
Thanks! This is so helpful! I've planned to make a fanart one to the spirit blossome art contest
it's amazing how much I learn from watching speed paintings by good artists like you. Even though it's OBVIOUS, I never imagined using simple guide lines to be able to maintain the alignment of the edges of the object for example, as you did . Thank you very much! I'm really happy to be able to see this timelapse, and even happier to know that there's still a long way to go to reach this level of completion, but I'm on my way to achieving it.
Today I'm recording my painting process during my work and it's really hard work. So that makes me appreciate your video even more
Thats great to know! Art making is tough but totally worth it!
This is my fav janna skin, and man... The splash art... Just perfect
I see myself doing this in 5 years or more! sick peice by the way!
This is so amazing! I wouldn't even mind watching 2h speedpaint! Because this process is amazing and really helpful!
Thanks! Glad you like it!
You're brilliant!
Speedpaint like this inspired me to put more effort on my art hopefully I can improve to the point I can draw as good as this
Thank you for showing your process! It gives me motivation to work harder :D and especially i appreciate the fact even slowing it to 0.25 doesn't cut details of video. Sometimes people make their process video so fast, that you don't know what's actually happening even after slowing down it!
Ohh that's great to know that this motivates you. I really appreciate it! Next time I will probably do 2 versions here.. one super fast and one a bit slower than this. :)
I'm learning digital painting as a hobby and there are a lot of theory related topics like silhouettes / focus points that I thought were not too important, but your videos demonstrate the opposite clearly! It is insane how much time you spend ensuring that you incorporate all these theories and this attention to details is insane! This is really beautiful work!
Thanks! I'm glad you can learn just by watching this! It's always important to keep reviewing the basics like silhouette and focus points, perspective, color theory, etc. It will all help to make images like these. Art is an unending learning process :)
Se ve bien rico el Rengar
Gracias
Perfeito. MUITO bom!
Awesome!!!!
Thank you for this godly artwork! I really like your attention to detail and even the backgrounds?!, what even is the size of this splash?
I usually do these at a 10k pixels wide canvas. It's a bit bigger than what they need. I believe these are just resized down to 4k wallpaper sizes in the end.
@@deivcalviz Can I ask how do you keep your Photoshop running smooth when painting in 10k pixels even with so many layers? Or do you actually paint with lag? I already start to struggle when painting in 8k pixels and it's not as many layers as you do.
@@LoLittleBoy get a better computer lol
@@LoLittleBoy I believe he has very strong computer settings
Was hoping for a voice over, but still not disappointed
I hope I get to this level soon🔥
Man you are amazing! And you just keep getting better and better! You can tell the lines and details just improved in your every video! And such perseverance is absolutely admirable. Might if I ask what you aim for when you customize brushes? Like, harder or softer bristles, what types of preference works best for splash art like this?
Thanks! I recommend downloading my free brush set. I included some tips inside. www.artstation.com/a/1142982
You did agreat job
I just found this channel, and man. i love it. Question: what size its a normal splash art?
such perfection , are you human ?
They are the Sand Guardians, Guardians of the Sand!
this is amazing i can’t believe i just watched a 30 minute video! i’m mesmerised by your process! i can only hope to be as good as u one day!
Thanks for watching! I made this while considering most people will never watch it fully so I am really grateful!
Deiv Calviz no problem! it taught me so much about the process i loved it:(
“I am the sand guardian! Guardian of the sand! The ocean quivers before me!!”
I have been watching your career progress for yours now and you are a real inspiration to me. How did you start working for Riot? Did they approach you or did you approach them?
Thanks for the kind words! I'm actually working under West Studio which is partnered with Riot right now. They basically scouted and approached me after seeing my older artworks like my Overwatch fan art. I'm just super lucky!
I will work hard and will not rush this takes so much patience and skill.
amazing artwork! im aspiring to someday do something like this! ;-;
can i ask, do you use a special tool for perspectives? i struggle a lot with backgrounds and im still learning how to do them :c
Yup, I use custom perspective brushes in my free set. I also use Lazy Nezumi's perspective guide
I know it is probably a lot of work, but I would love the video slowed down and you talking over what you are doing. Especially in the beginning with layer management, adjustment layers, and masking for the underpainting. I'm always curious what photoshop tricks splash artists use to speed up the process.
Maybe someday.. I actually plan to do an in-depth tutorial on how to make splash art :)
That's amazing! Thanks a lot for sharing your process!!! Mind if I ask how much time (average) does it take to complete one of those splashart? I'd love to be able to do one one day without spending 4 months on it lol
Hello! A splash takes 4-5 weeks. 1st week for multiple sketches. 2nd week to figure out the colors. 3rd to 5th week to render and polish. Around 60-100 work hours each on average.
Rengar floppa 💕
Awsome artwork. I cant help but keep wondering how you create a grid mess without creating a new layer when you draw things in perspective. Is that a Pts tool that I miss 😀
I believe I did make new layers here. But I also used a plugin called Lazy Nezumi which does what you mentioned. It's a great new tool!
I'm... Mesmerized...
ok people
Where the hell are the likes that this video deserves ????!!!!!!!!
Wonder if Poseidon quivers before them
So beautiful, how much time did it take overall?
Splashes typically take a total of 1 month of work. I only work on weekdays and on regular working times usually. The thumbnailing stage take 1-2 weeks because of many revisions. The rendering stage takes 2-3 weeks depending on revision and complexity.
This is pure magic omg i was hypnotised for 36 minutes straight ! How long did it take to draw this ?
Thanks a lot! This took around 100+ hours. I usually spend around 24 working days on a splash like this. I only work on weekdays and on a 8-am to 5pm schedule. If it was just my own personal painting, it will take 1/3 or even 1/2 less time but due to the revisions, this takes longer to do.
@@deivcalviz wow thanks for the reply and bravo again 👌👏👏👏
@@deivcalviz Wow, this is incredible. It's a mind-blogging amount of skill and effort that goes into these glorious splash arts. Forgive the personal question but I'm just curious, is it standard to be paid hourly for this kind of work? Or it's more like a 1 time big payment and I'm guessing it'd be 4 figures easily.
First song? (Good job)
The worlds first video that only has 1 dislike
Lets give a hand of applause to Deiv Calviz
Ohh I just noticed that.. it's a cool achievement.. haha thanks!
@@deivcalviz I wonder who disliked your hard work, that sad guy
I am the sand guardian, Guardian of the Sands.
Can someone please tell me what is this genre of music 31:07-34:00? It’s so comfortable in autumn period👨🎨
Awesome video! What size canvas do you use to get all that detail?
Thanks a lot! I use 10,000 x 5625 pixels as my Canvas size. It's a bit larger than what is required so that when it is downsized, it will be sharper.
@@deivcalviz Amazing thank you!
the number of layers oh my god... whenever i do semi-realism i treat as more of a traditional acrylic painting because i never learned the digital art lingo. Basically i use 3 layers or less hah. If there is a way you could do an explanation vid of what steps you do or just a general outline that would help me a great deal. There's just so much i don't really know where to start. Your work is absolutely stunning by the way-- this splash is probably one of my favorites in the game.
I can also do this using minimal layers but because of the nature of this job, I need to be able to easily revise stuff around. Having more layers means it is easier to move stuff, to change colors of some light effects, etc. To simplify how I layer, It's usually a ton of adjustment layers on top, then the character, and finally the bg. In between those, I also have some effects and some lighting adjustments. Also, I do have a gumroad tutorial which explains my process and some layer logic. It is called Overwatch Fan Art - Daylight Coloring Techniques if ever you are interested. :D
@@deivcalviz thank you so much for your reply! I will definitely check it out :)
I love this! How many hours did the illustration take?
Also, what size is the canvas?
Thanks a lot! I use 10,000 x 5625 pixels as my Canvas size. It's a bit larger than what is required so that when it is downsized, it will be sharper. This took around 100+ hours. I usually spend around 24 working days on a splash like this. I only work on weekdays and on a 8-am to 5pm schedule.
Deiv Calviz Do you have any workshops or classes for illustration? I’m aspiring to become a professional illustrator and concept artist and want to work for video game companies like Riot Games or Blizzard in games similar to LoL or WoW.
@@chum5868 I'm afraid I don't have any right now. All I have are small tutorials. It's something I am looking forward to do in the future. I will definitely announce it at my social media accounts if ever I start teaching. Thanks for the interest! Oh, and goodluck with your goals! Just keep making art and make sure you enjoy it!
is your photoshop lagging? and what is the specs of your pc?
What is the price range of a job like this?
Amazing , what is the resolution for this Splash Art ?
Erwan Texier Thanks! Resolution doesn’t matter when making art for digital use. Only the pixel dimensions matter. I used 10,000 x 5,625 pixels for this but it is resized for 4k wallpaper size
Do you blend/overpaint your lineart into your painting or you just keep it in separate layer and then delete it later?
I usually just overpaint and blend my lineart because it can be useful for crevices. The lineart can be used as an AO shadows if properly blended.
Sorry for asking late but how did you manage ram usage for this piece? At this size and that much detail, my pc will break and brush lag makes it incredibly difficult to paint anything
I currently have 32 gb of ram. Anything lower than that is not recommended. I think you can still work even in just half the size of what I do and still be able to do decent details. Then once you finished your image, you can just upscale it and sharpen a bit to compensate. Another method you can do is to separate the PSDs for major elements. When my PC was slower, I sometimes separate the BG psd and the Character PSD and then combine them at the end. Hope that makes sense!
@@deivcalviz Thank you so much!
how do you smudge them? and what brush do u use to smudge?
It's in my main brush set. It's called "blender by nebezial" i think its the 3rd brush or so
man to fazendo um mini projeto, e nao sei como eu posso entrar ou envia para eles,se puder da uma ajuda
Music used in video pls
As a newbie in illustration. I wonder how long you have been doing this ?
I've been painting digitally for more than 10 years already I think.
Someone know how he show a little preview of the whole project in another window ?
Window >Arrange>New Window
I don't like the drawing but the final result is super awesome
how much time does it took to complete this illustration. Even for a speed drawing is very long 36 minutes.
Read the description :p
do you sell painting course?
Yup! But only small lessons. I'd recommend the 5$ lineart to realism lesson if ever you want to get one. www.artstation.com/deivcalviz/store
真的太牛逼了
poseidon quivers before him
In this vid you use other splash art as references (Ryze) but not a Guardian of the Sand model. So what finished first, the art or the champion model?
I think during this painting, I only had the concept art to reference. The concept always comes first. The splash can be done simultaneously with the 3d model. :)
So I notice a lot of splash arts/semi realism art the lineart just blends in with the coloring layers. How do you manage to do that?
I usually merge the lineart with the rough colors once it is approved. Before merging the lineart, I recommend tinting it first with a similar color. In this case a brown hue. Also before merging, I suggest erasing the lines along the edges of the character so it doesnt interfere with the rim light. Then I reduce the opacity to around 50%, set it to multiply and merge it down.
Finally once everything is merged, I treat the line art as if it was an Ambient Occlusion shadow and just smudge it into the shadow while I paint.
@@deivcalviz wow. I've been learning digital for five years and Im unpleasantly surprised to know that I'm still clueless. Thanks for the tip man
@@deivcalviz oh, and another quick question: how long did it take you to be able to do splash arts at this level?
@@C.Sc20 Around 9 years before they noticed me. You can check my deviantart to see how my work progressed through the years. www.deviantart.com/deivcalviz/gallery Don't worry about feeling clueless. It's totally normal. I still feel like I have lots to learn until now. :D Just keep it up!
We never see the color picker window pop up. Where are you choosing your colors from?
Oh it's there. Maybe the video is just too fast. Its near the right middle area popping up sometimes. I use the color picker more often during the first few hours.. after that i mostly just use the eyedropper and use existing colors to "sculpt" out the forms.
@@deivcalviz oh i see, thanks. I checked out your gumroad channel and i'm thinking about purchasing the "dynamic splash art" lesson. I'm quite a beginner to digital art, been doing it for less than 2 years. Do you think the lesson is good for me, or is there one more suited to noobs like me?
TheMihig Hey, I think if you are in the early stages of learning art, I suggest focusing on reading up anatomy, perspective, color, etc before jumping into any type of specific tutorial. When you can already make your own stuff and just need a little push and learn efficient techniques, that is the time to get tutorials like what I have. Hope that makes sense. Also there are too many things I can recommend, for anatomy try to find the book Force, are go to more basics like andrew loomis, for colors, try the book Colors and Light.
@@deivcalviz OK thank you so much, i'll look these up.Though i already try to make my own stuff, it usually takes a very long time for me to finish it(a few weeks), and the result is never as good as yours for example. This is due to my fundamentals like color and anatomy not being that good yet so i keep erasing and fixing stuff, as well as me not knowing how to utilise photoshop and all it's functions.
And this is sped up!!!!!!!
i just want to know at which part do they get rid of the lineart
they paint over the lineart by merging all the layers
@@coldwillows So they do a full Lineart and then in the same layer they basically draw all over it right? i guess its much more complicated than that but those are simplifyed words
Yes I paint over the line art because I want the essense of the lineart to be converted into AO shadows eventually. It's also more natural to just keep adding stuff on top. :)
Nicolás Makoala they didn’t do the lineart in the same layer, they later on merged all the layers including the lineart
Nicolás Makoala sorry actually you’re right i misread
now I'm curious to know what comes first. is it the model or the splash art
What comes first is the concept art. Once the concept art is finalized, both the model and the splash art can be done simultaneously. Although, it would be best if the splash art is done last because the model changes sometimes in the middle of production.
I'm not sure why you used Akali's face as reference for Janna's?
She basically looks like Akali now. Amazing job nonetheless though.
Good observation! The truth is that I referenced a lot of faces off screen including all of Janna's older splashes. What you see in the video was just half of my screen. In the video, I was mostly copying the low angle view of akali's face since that angle is really tough to draw.
To be honest, I think most female characters in this style look alike. For example, in FF7.. Aerith's face is also very similar to Tifa's face. or maybe look at the female characters of Sakimichan... People like that style for a reason and it is not going away anytime soon but I totally get that the art world needs more diversity.... XD
Can i get a number on the hours this took you?
Read the description :)
Where do you learn to use Photoshop like that, no way you learned that just by working in it for many years, you need to take a course or something right?
I'm actually mostly self taught... XD And yes, many years watching other people paint. There are so many free stuff available online.
This boy is a Filipino
Why so many layers?
I use many layers so that revisions are easier. Don't mind the layer number. The actual amount of layers in the end is less than 100. Sometimes i separate highlights in case the lighting needs to be adjusted. I also separate parts that intersect with other parts so its easy to move.
You're so lucky you are not the one doing all the lux and yasuo skins splash art.
Dat 1 dislike tho `,:/
what the fuck