Hello.
My name is Alex, I am an Illustrator and Concept artist, but also a player of LoL. I have recently being playing some Kled and wanted to do a Pirate Skin for him and Skaarl. So here its is, High Seas Kled and Octo Skaarl. Enjoy
PS; I would love to work at Riot and make these everyday!!
HowIGankedYou9 votesIt´s really good. But I don´t think that an octopus fits Skaarl´s personality well (it would also look strange when Kled rides Skaarl). Because an octopus is way braver than Skaarl is. I think a seahorse would fit better to Skaarl (and is better for the riding animations) but wouldn´t fit to the skin theme.
Tortferngatr3 votesParrot Skaarl?
RiotWAAARGHbobo8 votesAwwwwesome!
AmazoX1 votesYou know it! YOU WANNA HIRE HIM! THAT SPLASH ART OF HIGH SEAS KLED IS ON POINT.
Deadfacewash1 votesYou know it! YOU WANNA HIRE HIM! THAT SPLASH ART OF HIGH SEAS KLED IS ON POINT.
too kind, I really wish to work on the illustration team at Riot
Deadfacewash1 votesAwwwwesome!
Ah Glad you like it, am I right in thinking you are the voice of Kled?
Towboat4217 votesSkarls face is pure horror, that's some Orwellian shit right there.
AgeOfTheMage1 votes^
Deadfacewash3 votesSkarls face is pure horror, that's some Orwellian shit right there.
hahahahahahaa thanks, did u mean Love Craftian? yeh his face was scaring me whilst drawing it
Papa Andrei1 votesIts scary? huh.... . . totally didn't think it made him look sexy.
THE RlVER KlNG5 votesOctoskaarl is something I will never stop needing
Deadfacewash1 votes[{quoted}](name=THE RlVER KlNG,realm=NA,application-id=A8FQeEA8,discussion-id=e5Ev8bzT,comment-id=0005,timestamp=2017-02-28T21:08:26.740+0000)
Octoskaarl is something I will never stop needing
hahahahaha you and me both
Korijenkins4 votesThis needs more upvotes.
Deadfacewash2 votesThis needs more upvotes.
Thanks :)
VelvetCrotch3 voteslet's not fool ourselves, 
is the perfect pirate 
ARRR!
Deadfacewash2 voteslet's not fool ourselves,
hahahaahahahaha I have to agree
Looknook3 votesAll water is his, to be on water is to be trespassing!
Papa Andrei3 votesJust some ideas for maybe a lore backstory for this skin :D It could easily be made a 1350 or even 1800 skin. We have the Flying Dutchman that haunts the seven seas in our lore, so why not have Skarl be the same thing in this skin line? Or working under the actual Captain of the Dutchman. His lore is the whole "NONE SHALL TRESPASS" theme also. So imagine turning this into a Half alive half dead sorta thing. Like Kled turns into a Skeletal version of himself if he loses Skarl, who could be some sort of Immortal Sea Lizard (Rito ples halp)
Deadfacewash2 votesJust some ideas for maybe a lore backstory for this skin :D It could easily be made a 1350 or even 1800 skin. We have the Flying Dutchman that haunts the seven seas in our lore, so why not have Skarl be the same thing in this skin line? Or working under the actual Captain of the Dutchman. His lore is the whole "NONE SHALL TRESPASS" theme also. So imagine turning this into a Half alive half dead sorta thing. Like Kled turns into a Skeletal version of himself if he loses Skarl, who could be some sort of Immortal Sea Lizard (Rito ples halp)
that is a sucha great idea!!
Knight of Bronze2 votesThere was a guy on Reddit with this same idea but all he had was some sketches, but I liked his better.
(Not to say this art is bad, it's not, but I don't feel this is fufulling the fantisy of High seas Keld very well.)
Deadfacewash2 votes[{quoted}](name=Knight of Bronze,realm=NA,application-id=A8FQeEA8,discussion-id=e5Ev8bzT,comment-id=0002,timestamp=2017-02-28T16:44:43.590+0000)
There was a guy on Reddit with this same idea but all he had was some sketches, but I liked his better.
(Not to say this art is bad, it's not, but I don't feel this is fufulling the fantisy of High seas Keld very well.)
Would love to see those sketches if you had a link, would be cool to see
Knight of Bronze1 votesHere is the Reddit Thread. And here is the Sketch.
Deadfacewash1 votes[{quoted}](name=Knight of Bronze,realm=NA,application-id=A8FQeEA8,discussion-id=e5Ev8bzT,comment-id=000200000000,timestamp=2017-03-01T17:09:57.709+0000)
Here is the Reddit Thread. And here is the Sketch.
Awesome thanks for posting. Cool ideas in there.
Knight of Bronze1 votesYep!
You also mentioned you made a few sketches before settling on this composition, I would love to see them!
(Personal thoughts/criticisms on the piece follow) The Octo Skaarl is the real problem wth your piece, the way he dominates the background and that... face, I would have rather seen a bit more the ship that is lurking in the top left, with more of the tentacles being shown wrapping around it/smashing it.
Keld himself looks GREAT, really nice looking. The only issues I have with him is the belt I feel would have been better if it were on top of his shirt, that way you could show more pouches/mushroom juice hooked onto it. It would sell it a bit better if his pants/boots looked wet he's riding a big slimy octo after all.
Nanuk Pihoqahiak2 votesThis is awesome, but Skaarl is Lollipoppy levels of terrifying lol.
Deadfacewash1 votes[{quoted}](name=Nanuk Pihoqahiak,realm=NA,application-id=A8FQeEA8,discussion-id=e5Ev8bzT,comment-id=000d,timestamp=2017-03-01T09:36:07.363+0000)
This is awesome, but Skaarl is Lollipoppy levels of terrifying lol.
hahahahahhaa "lollipoppy" great description
Scrimshäw1 votessquidbillies: the skin
ÈvilMorty1 votesIdeas: 1) Police/swat kled, add a siren on skarl head that lights up when ulting running ect 2) walking dead kled and skorol 3) vampire hunter kled and skaral
DUDE BRO1 votesHands down the best fanart I've seen to date. Looks shockingly like an official skin splash. Mind posting how many hours it took?
Deadfacewash1 votes[{quoted}](name=DUDE BRO,realm=NA,application-id=A8FQeEA8,discussion-id=e5Ev8bzT,comment-id=000b,timestamp=2017-03-01T04:32:27.760+0000)
Hands down the best fanart I've seen to date. Looks shockingly like an official skin splash. Mind posting how many hours it took?
Hello, hey thanks I am glad your a fan of it. it took about 20-25 hours altogether, including doing some sketches of different compositions before deciding on this one. I can post them if you would like to see them?
Sofalax1 votesYes please
paisy1 votesAll your work is great. You definitely deserve a spot at Riot.
