https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AmHwF1pLci8/WX9wwq1uZoI/AAAAAAAAqbs/nz9gUv5BSVoH07LnIFXTpptRtUJnQxzUwCLcBGAs/s1600/0cc5d2b2d1adba2a.jpg It's incredible! I didn't like the 3D model at all! But this art is stunning! Riot please make a tradition of giving credit to the splash artists! Besides credit I mean their name and a link to their art station profile. Artists are very underrated!
Kloqdq29 votesYou know it is actually kind of weird that Riot doesn't give out the artist name for their work unless you go searching for it. The splashes we see are just AMAZING and yet the artists don't get much appreciation for them it seems.
Chromatic Eagle1 votesIt's either for legal or privacy reasons, or maybe they don't want to have to name multiple artists for all of their art.
AuraCreed1 votesI'd understand if the artist requested not to be named directly but the latter isn't a good excuse imo.
88010121DEL12 votesAgreed, and I believe they need to have at least the artist name watermarked in the corner.
TheMoralSupport2 votesThe art is bound to Riot Games Inc, the artists that work within the company has most likely signed a contract that gives all right of the published artwork to Riot. They no longer own the artwork and shall therefor not get credited. It's really sad, but that's how the creative business works when it comes to companies. Especially since artists often loose out on a lot of attention, it is a super important job after all when it comes to todays commercialized society.
Furthermore the art will be used for a game, I assume they don't want to credit something that will have a place in the game. You don't see signatures or watermarks on billboards and commercials.
88010121DEL11 votesTrue although it could just be Initials and they don't have to be big, with them being in a corner.
TheMoralSupport2 votesI'd prefer if they had a separate blog or a part of the website where each artwork got posted with the artists portfolio with it. Therefor, people who are interested in the artists have a place where they can find all the information they need. I stumbled across the portfolio of the person who did the Dark star Orianna/Kha art, it was really interesting to see the rest of their work.
88010121DEL11 votesthat's actually a good idea, am surprised there isn't something like this already.
FB Ospraey1 votesoh hey klo
Kloqdq1 votesHey Pride
Glory ln Death2 votes######Hey Glory...
Solitair1 votesprofessional illustrators of this caliber feel all the appreciation they need in their wallets.
Sugar Momma4 votesSince they work for Riot - a company - it's most likely in their contract that they cannot profit individually off of work they do for said company, meaning they can't get individual credit.
Kloqdq1 votesThat's fair. If it's in their contact it isn't surpising. My issue is it's not hard to find with a little digging since most Rioters will say who did what work over twitter and stuff.
Elikain1 votesI don't really believe that's the case as every artist right now has some kind of a profile somewhere that shows what kind of work they do so that the future employers can see if they're right for the job or not. Although, this may be true with freelance artists that were hired to do a project like splash(es) for a specific champion, not full time Riot artists. But still, even they always seek to add more things to their resume at some point.
Jerry SeinfeId10 votesI already loved the model, but this shit convinced me.
Jack in!! MegaMan Brand.EXE! Power up!
GGLineaR3 votesI love you for that reference. I thought I was the only one who played that rpg ;v;
Jerry SeinfeId2 votesmine was a gamecube game not really a platformer, they also aired the anime when i was a kid.
Immaculate Rhea3 votesI played the GBA games. I had alot of fun with them, regardless of what some folks say about it. The Red Sun chip is OP AF
88010121DEL11 votesif only inafune actually made something like that instead of mighty no.9, with sequels in-place especially with all that money he got.
FB Ospraey7 votesanyone else notice that this years battle boss skins have emoticons on their faces, this brand one has XD
Chaos Milk Tea6 votesIf they gave credit for splashes, models or textures like how magic the gathering credits for card art, id be super in to that.
I Love Thresh3 votesThere's no real excuse for Riot to not have a credit page of some sort. I want to know about the artists, but also about the voice actors, and I'm sure other people want to know more about the people who work on other parts of the game. "Too many people to list" is not a good excuse, that's why there are 15 minutes+ long video game credits out there.
Cosnirak2 votesI like the splash as simply a piece of art. In that regard sure, it's great. But it also doesn't look anything like Brand to me. I wouldn't know it was him if something didn't tell me. When I saw the video of the upcoming skins I didn't know it was Brand until I saw the spells go off. I don't like the skin itself at all and I'm sad that it means it's probably going to be a very very long time before a new Brand skin I like comes out.
Garlic Butter2 votesArtists are not underrated, more than 8 artists likely worked on this art, since it is a collaboration work, its property of Riot Games and what not (a "team" effort, there is no "I" in team (but there is a me(memememe))) it is done appropriately, if you inspect the splash art VERY scrutiniately at the per pixel level you will find the contributes 'marks' (much like the "mona lisa"s left beyond on microchips and what have, drawn with...you guessed it, actual electrons using a sub atomic 'particle'(for give the gross use of that inaccurate science like meme) manipulator).
These artists are paid adequetly (unlike say, convention or struggling artists) this probably cost riot what....10-12K to have done? maybe 2-3K if it was a "speed paint"
IceKingChernobog2 votesFireman.exe got some serious customization.
MeBuffULongTime1 votesI agree, I don't really like the 3D model at all but the splash looks awesome.
LordGeovanni1 votesMuch like the warden and world breaker skins. Splash art is beautifully done. Wardens skins look okay. World breaker skins look worse than base.
Lùmen1 votesHopefully my teeth will be like his when I'm done with those braces. rly
japhib1 votesIt is kinda sad but I think technically when an artist does work like this for a company, the intellectual property doesn't belong to them anymore. It belongs to Rito.
FakeGravity1 votesso we have, ezreal vs brand, ahri vs ziggs, blitz vs riven, what are the remaining boss match ups? so far the match up seen to favor the arcades over the boss, (ezreal and ahri can dodge their enemy skills and riven wants to be up close anyway)
SuperSizeCoke1 votesMalzahar's looks better [slayer-jinx-wink]
TyrekGoldenspear1 votesNice teeth Brand.
