Ekko, The Boy Who Shattered Time

erikpains·May 16, 2015·28 votes·12,463 views

Here's my rendition of the Boy who Shattered Time. I'm super excited for the new character, and thinks he's just what league needs. dontnerfhisult

38 Comments

RiotBioluminescenceMay 16, 201512 votes

Holy moly that's incredible. The quality and speed of arrival of all these amazing pieces is kind of blowing my mind. How long do you think you put into this? (Really like the steam jets in the background too.)

erikpainsMay 16, 20153 votes

Thanks! It's actually a goal of mine to keep getting faster, so I set a deadline. I don't digital paint for a living (yet). My first psd was created on Tuesday, so about 4 days of work. Each day I put in roughly 6-7 hours. Maybe around 25 hours guestimate. Usually pieces take me like 40-50 hours, but I tried to cut down on focal points and add a lot of mist and stuff hahaha, so less work.

Puri Puri TaricMay 16, 20151 votes

why dont ya just do the taric rework splash art ? he would be done in no time.

erikpainsMay 17, 20151 votes

You know, I've always had a tickling sensation to recreate Taric as some fabulous, but more badass kinda guy. Never had the bawlls to do so. "yet"

Puri Puri TaricMay 21, 20151 votes

well then do it he gonna turn out fine. Handsome none the less.

Vesper117May 16, 20154 votes

You spend more time on fanart than Riot do on their own champ lore~

Virgin RayMay 16, 20152 votes

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT_1uvCSqQbQm2BUFd3IOwe4eh7uxby_hCgSq2YE3vWsDClYY1_Jtx-1Lrf

Toa of DeathMay 16, 20151 votes

Funny how Ekko was revealed just last weekend and he's already got tons of fan art and lore theories.

erikpainsMay 17, 20151 votes

I think fans are really drawn towards human characters and when Riot releases awesome teasers. I remember when people went crazy over Jinx and her music video. I was seeing art everywhere.

SolaxoMay 16, 20152 votes

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Holy moly that's incredible. The quality and speed of arrival of all these amazing pieces is kind of blowing my mind. How long do you think you put into this? (Really like the steam jets in the background too.)

Why you keep ignoring negative (lore) threads about him?

I like that you comment on fan creations but still..

RiotBioluminescenceMay 16, 20155 votes

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Why you keep ignoring negative (lore) threads about him?

I like that you comment on fan creations but still..

Well, I'm not on the League narrative team - nor on the League team directly. So while I can be really impressed by a sweet piece of fan art (such as the one above by Langler), I don't have any useful information to add to the lore threads about him over in Story & Art.

I can theorize the same as any other player - but that's about it. Not to mention, Ekko's only on the PBE so far - not even released for realzies yet. I've not had a chance to play him (late stage, company-wide playtests generally look for good players - and I ain't one!) but I am looking forward to it. There may still be things that change about him between now and then!

Sorry - I know that's not what you wanted to hear. I'm like the plain step-sister who turned up to the party instead of the pretty sister - people keep asking me where the other one is! I just wanna dance, same as everyone else, so to speak.

ULTRAF0RCEMay 17, 20153 votes

You are too harsh on yourself bio

CuixMay 17, 20151 votes

It's kinda true, though. I think Bio is an awesome rioter, but lore discussions have been almost 100% ditched by the actual lore team, making lore fans pretty displeased.

ULTRAF0RCEMay 17, 20151 votes

Yeah, though the idea that people don't want to talk to her that seemed implied from her statement is false, in the past few months one of the best conversations was about the map she worked on for Shurima.(even if it is arguably not good that the only lore talks that were successful was about a single map, but it is something at least.)

RiotBioluminescenceMay 17, 20152 votes

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You are too harsh on yourself bio

Thanks, ULTRAFoRCE. Maybe I shouldn't watch too much Korean drama before coming to the boards, lest I get a bit overdramatic. Sorry for that.

TotalJerkMay 17, 20151 votes

Irrelevant to the OP. Get out.

MoveQuickMay 16, 20153 votes

Absolutely amazing, I would say his nose is a bit pronounced and he's got a bit of the nigel thornberry mouth but regardless, beautiful work.

erikpainsMay 16, 20152 votes

Oh man, I can't unsee the Nigel Thornberry now. LoL Thanks xD

Tis a nice dayMay 16, 20152 votes

But the drawing certainly is SMASHING.

Occams RaiserMay 16, 20152 votes

I AM NOT SHITTING ON YOU BY ANY MEANS. You just might want to sure up your composition and perspective. The bricks he is standing on don't seem to be getting small fast enough to come out of that doorway. But maybe it is that tube venting smoke that is throwing it off. I like those after images but they make him kind of sedentary in contrast. I mean in his pose not his action. Thumbs up.

erikpainsMay 17, 20151 votes

I think I see what you mean, I never really established a correct relation between the tiles and how far the wall at the end looks. So the ground looks too high? or on a different angle/plane. I don't think I got his legs right on the ground either, so I'm gonna fix that first. Your advice is really spot on, I've had a problem with stiff characters in a lot of my images. I guess it might stem from having been a portrait painter. I have to try to capture more dynamic poses, motion, and camera angles. I'll try to focus on this for the future. Thanks for the comment!

Occams RaiserMay 17, 20151 votes

The after images are yours to right? They look like great poses.

erikpainsMay 17, 20151 votes

Yea, I drew him two more times, but in much less detail. Usually the more I render or detail, the less movement it portrays.

Occams RaiserMay 18, 20151 votes

I was talking to an artist once that said there is an architect and and an artist in your head. The artists wants to dig into details as soon as possible. You must resist the temptation to start working on fine details before the composition is complete. The task of the architect is to convey the intent of the piece with as little detail as possible. An entire picture is just a bunch of gesture drawings that work well together in a space. The faster you are to jump into details, the less likely you are to scrap the picture when you see that your composition is unrefined. His words. He was pretty cool. Works for Boom or IDW, can't remember whitch.

lightdragoon88May 16, 20151 votes

LOVE the after-image effects.

erikpainsMay 16, 20151 votes

Thanks! It's my first time trying some kind of special effects kinda stuff, so I'm glad it doesn't look awkward or dumb. I gotta learn how ppl make such cool effects!

lightdragoon88May 16, 20151 votes

It is very impressive.

Do you take request? I have an Azir vs. Xerath idea that I wanted someone to try.

erikpainsMay 16, 20151 votes

Not at the current moment, I'm actually trying to stay away from too much fan art so I can build a portfolio of original works. I couldn't help myself when I saw ekko though xD. Sorry. What was your idea though, if you don't mind sharing?

lightdragoon88May 16, 20151 votes

I was thinking having Azir send a bunch of sand soldiers dashing towards Xerath with lightning effects all around Xerath (like of like his classic splash has lightning effects around him) going through the some of the soldiers, turning them back into sand.

.......Does that make sense?

erikpainsMay 16, 20151 votes

That does sound pretty epic, but difficult at the same time depending on how many figures there are, and the kind of lighting. I hope someone makes this picture!

lightdragoon88May 16, 20151 votes

One day I guess....one day.

WaveWatcherMay 16, 20151 votes

riot, change the attack sound of the eeko's skin please. This sound makes people feel uncomfortable. I have let some of my friends hear this sound, they all feel uncomfortable with this sound.

erikpainsMay 16, 20151 votes

it's kind of like a ba-donk sound lol.

StupidSavantMay 16, 20151 votes

Ekko sounds like he is againt viktor's glorious evolution, so you know, as cool as he seems and as much as i may play him... i hate him

Chaotic ReksMay 16, 20151 votes

i kept reading the title as "Ekko, The boy who Shartted on Time"

erikpainsMay 17, 20152 votes

That'd be some real thug life status if he did, lol.

GunpointMay 16, 20151 votes

Just now learning digital art as I've always been more comfortable with a pencil and paper. I am inspired to continue learning after seeing pieces like this be created.

erikpainsMay 17, 20151 votes

I used to draw on the computer when I was in Junior High, but then became somewhat of a classical portrait painter in oil paints. I studied oils throughout college, and had just made my way back into digital art recently. (end of last year) Part about learning is expanding horizons and trying out everything, but you must look at a lot of art, and know what can make a decent picture. After you accomplish that, your skill and ability will reveal itself through any tools or mediums you may use. Once you are comfortable with the tablet/photoshop as a tool (knowing what it can and cannot do in comparison to pencil and paper), you'll start seeing great results.