SKIN IDEA: Star Guardian Lulu

FaeSorceressLulu·Aug 15, 2016·46 votes·5,210 views

Star Guardian Lulu: Design, Turnaround,...

Hey everyone, first time posting! I'm a concept artist in the LA area, and if you can't already tell by my Summoner name, Lulu is my favourite champion! This is my design for a 1350 RP "Star Guardian Lulu" skin. Inside you'll also find a character turnaround, VFX designs, and links to my process (for my fellow concept artists out there). Thanks for looking and tell me what you think... would you buy this skin? I know I would, but I literally buy all of Lulu's skins, so it doesn't really count!

47 Comments

trisblouAug 16, 20165 votes

Not before Star guardian Garen http://66.media.tumblr.com/6798ff8ebe1c96de65b3ced3847f2cea/tumblr_nzmkht11SO1rra7kvo1_1280.jpg

FaeSorceressLuluAug 16, 20161 votes

Oh wow, majestic, ha ha ha!

GrReaper96Aug 16, 20165 votes

Not without Star Guardian Urgot

http://i.imgur.com/1dTPYE3.png

Also need Braum Gragas and Taric

http://imgur.com/a/71G8U

FaeSorceressLuluAug 16, 20161 votes

Ha ha ha ha, oh wow!

rescuedAug 15, 20163 votes

I had the exact same idea for Lulu! I actually have a WIP for that skin ~ I'm all for it! I love it!

FaeSorceressLuluAug 15, 20164 votes

Oh, awesome! You should post it - I'd love to see your take on the idea!

rescuedAug 15, 20162 votes

^^ Will do! Our ideas are similar but there are some differences

FaeSorceressLuluAug 15, 20162 votes

Awesome! Can't wait to see it!!

Ace Access Aug 16, 20163 votes

female Star Guardian skins for Urgot Taric Gragas

shudders in revulsion

[slayer-pantheon-popcorn]

FaeSorceressLuluAug 16, 20161 votes

Seems oddly appropriate for Taric, though, at least, ha ha.

Ace Access Aug 16, 20162 votes

try saying that after looking at his old splash art.... that terrible image is still there in my memory

FaeSorceressLuluAug 16, 20161 votes

Ha ha!

Ozzie StormAug 15, 20162 votes

love the design (especially the big star placement on the hat). It's also interesting to see her with a reverse personality and more on the good side ^^

FaeSorceressLuluAug 15, 20162 votes

Thanks!

And, hm, is it a commonly held perspective that Lulu is less on the good side? I know a lot of people like to draw/portray her as having a bit of a dark side, but I always regarded her as mischievous but overall morally good. Admittedly, I think I judge her more on how I want her to be than her actual official lore, ha ha! If anything, though, that's what I think makes her character neat: the fact that people can project pretty drastically different narratives on her and they all kind of work.

rescuedAug 15, 20162 votes

I've always viewed Lulu as evil but has good intentions as well. I do like drawing her with an evil/wicked personality, its fun considering there are quite a bit of happy champions in the game :)

FaeSorceressLuluAug 15, 20161 votes

I can see that! I should try depicting Lulu's darker side sometime - I always draw her really cute and bubbly, ha ha!

Ozzie StormAug 15, 20162 votes

I believe people assume she leans towards the evil side due to her being friends with Veigar (not sure the reason behind her being friends with Gnar though ^^').

FaeSorceressLuluAug 15, 20161 votes

Ha ha, I guess I never saw Veigar as 100% evil, either. He always struck me as the kind of petty evil that gets a redemption arc halfway through the series and joins the good guys to fight the "actual evil..." if that makes sense, ha ha!

GaleWinUnleashedAug 15, 20162 votes

As a fellow owner of all of Lulu's skins, I would totally buy this one as well. As Ozzie already mentioned, the enormous star on her hat fits her especially well.

FaeSorceressLuluAug 15, 20161 votes

Yay! Thank you!!

SukishooAug 15, 20162 votes

Wat, no Pix? Can't have Lulu without Pix XD

FaeSorceressLuluAug 15, 20161 votes

Pix is the little flying cat (just like how PIx is a dragon for Dragon Trainer Lulu, a puffer fish for Pool Party Lulu, etc.)! I figured since it's meant to be a 1350 RP skin, all the VFX should be redesigned... including Pix, of course, ha ha!

Friendly RamAug 15, 20162 votes

This looks great. I'm just wondering who pix is supposed to be in this skin.

FaeSorceressLuluAug 15, 20163 votes

Pix is the little winged cat!

Friendly RamAug 15, 20162 votes

ah kk. based off of cardcaptor sakuras kero? Sorry really love this skin for lulu.

FaeSorceressLuluAug 15, 20162 votes

If you check out my process for the VFX here - http://allisonperryart.tumblr.com/post/148971693019/ - you can where I drew some of my inspiration from. I looked at a tonnnnn of different mascot characters from magical girl anime and tried to kind of create something that'd be an homage to the concept but not a complete copy. It took a little bit of brainstorming - I had a lot of different ideas. I'd say the final design is kind of a mix between Kero (Cardcaptors), Luna (Sailor Moon), and Kyubey (Madoka).

And, ha ha, it's fine, don't apologize for liking it! I'm super flattered, thank you!

Friendly RamAug 15, 20162 votes

Great thank you for all the answers.

FaeSorceressLuluAug 15, 20161 votes

No problem! Thanks for looking!

Kanzaki RankoAug 16, 20162 votes

lol I remember an old friend of mine kept telling me this skin should be a thing

FaeSorceressLuluAug 16, 20161 votes

Is your friend me? Ha ha ha!

Hextech LuluAug 16, 20162 votes

Oh man. If this becomes a thing, I would spend my RP on this skin, and donate my weekly cheque to the main concept artist out of love.♡ This would be a great skin for Lulu. I'm curious about how her recall would be too. [slayer-pantheon-rainbows]

FaeSorceressLuluAug 16, 20161 votes

Ha ha, like some sort of League of Legends Patreon or something! That'd be awesome! That's a good question... I imagine it would be something more in the animator's field of work, but I was thinking some magical girl anime-related dance.

DomoRoboAug 15, 20161 votes

As a Lulu main, i need this in my life. ;w;

FaeSorceressLuluAug 15, 20161 votes

Hopefully someday, am I right?

KanatiAug 16, 20161 votes

Yesssss. Insta-Buy right there.

FaeSorceressLuluAug 16, 20161 votes

Thank you!

SilvrMehAug 16, 20161 votes

oH HELL YES I WOULD BUY THIS SKIN. (if I had any riot points.) I saw the work on your insta and love it!

FaeSorceressLuluAug 16, 20161 votes

Ha ha, better start saving, I guess. Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my work and I'm glad you like it!

krazeeightAug 16, 20161 votes

This looks fantastic. I love the derpy little dog you made for the whimsy.

FaeSorceressLuluAug 16, 20162 votes

Thank you! My friend inspired me for the polymorph - she loves pugs, ha ha!

Large MinivanAug 16, 20161 votes

I don't play lulu but the concept looks pretty good!

FaeSorceressLuluAug 16, 20161 votes

Thank you! You should try her - she's fun!

Lord PentaghastAug 16, 20161 votes

I gotta say, I want Star Guardian DrMundo more.

"Mundo protect all Starsh. Mundo love shpash lightsh. Mundo smash you if you touch starsh."

FaeSorceressLuluAug 17, 20161 votes

I would like to see that, ha ha ha!

AmetDeCryptAug 17, 20161 votes

obviously I would buy it, but I might like a visual cleanup of her other skins first, like make her ingame face match the splash a bit more and give her a proper b animation on the skins that don't have it so she's not standing there blankly doing nothing. I suggest a tea party.

FaeSorceressLuluAug 17, 20161 votes

I want both! Ha ha ha!

krazeeightSep 20, 20161 votes

http://i.imgur.com/7drHiqr.gif