Hey guys! This is my first polycount contest and I am very excited. I am not a person of many words, so let´s get right into it! I´ve had this idea for a while now. Rakan is my absolute favourite champion! And also I love pirates. So I thought... "Rakan would make quite a handsome pirate!". So... Yeah! Let´s do this! Skin…
Full Clothes Concepts: Probably going to keep the clothes of the upper body more simple and not too much, don`t want it to look overloaded. So no cape for Pirate Rakan... So, which direction should I go for?
hey that's a really organized board of references, good job! if you feel lost, just remember what are the visual stereotypes that make for a pirate and try to figure out what kind of role would Rakan have on a ship (captain, cabin boy, cook etc)
Niice! You made him really handsome ^^ My favourite thumbnail so far is the one with him swinging in the sails (the second one you posted). That feel like a really adventurous and pirate thing to do ;D As long as you're able to communicate his grace as a dancer as well.
Maybe final thumbnail: Sooooo... I think I am going to go for this one. It shows him using his ult, dashing through enemies and charming them. I think it shows his personality and characteristics I want to communicate somehow, jumping right into the crowd and being the feisty and reckless pirate. And of course, the center…