Champion day jobs, and a chance to chat with our beloved fan artists, in this Showcase!
Summoners, we've come to expect the coolest creations from our community, and you do not disappoint!
So what is next in the realm of League of Legends fan art? Well, it doesn't hurt to have a day job.
People often wonder what champions do off the field, and it turns out, they sure keep busy.
With Pangolino's help, we see this classic Trundle hits the course to golf it up, but whether for work or leisure we are unsure.
Is it against the rules to block someone's shot with your pillar?
Is that unsportsmanlike? In the event of full-contact golfing, you probably need a few extra items on your side.
Szapele crafted up some darling little charms of Ruby and Sapphire Crystals,
perfect for soaking up that extra damage and preventing mana drain.
I also feel like having the Philosopher's Stone in daily life would be strangely beneficial.
Maybe that's what careers and coffee represent?
Though speaking of new careers, bet you haven't seen this new art from MaTTcom!
Known for his wildly inventive splash art ideas, Matt's done it again with a construction worker Yorick.
When you got 3 ghouls to feed, I guess you need the extra income.
We are lucky enough to have him on the show answering your questions later, so sit tight!
If you're a pink-haired girl and you have a monstrous best friend bear, your thoughts are probably full of... fire.
Archiri does a delightful rendition of Annie and her clever, villainous side.
We see her cute, or petulant, but our pint-sized pyro has as much mischief as the next gal, and she's willing to show it.
I'm not saying that fire is always the answer.
In fact, I'd probably be more of a druidic type... like, a leaf-mancer, or something?
But tell us on Facebook, if you had an elemental power, what do you think it would control?
Based on the name, I think our featured fan BittyOlivesYou would be a pizza-wizard, because... reasons...
Anivia clearly favors frozen magic, even if she's made of metal.
Yoruichi made a sculpture of a bird, and did the only logical thing, which is turn it into a ceiling decoration.
Think of it, your very own Anivia, in flight, in your home.
I'd like to think she'd have some special benefits for domestic living. Like, a backup alarm clock.
OH I AM SO AWAKE NOW!
You guys love MaTTcom and you have a whole bunch of crazy, burning questions for him.
So here to handle BOTH of those things we actually have Matt! Our esteemed fan artist.
He says hello.
So, I see that you actually have some shirts that you designed right behind you.
MaTTcom: Ya, a little while ago I got the opportunity to make some designs for Jinx.com's
official League of Legends line, and I decided to go with Graggy Ice from the Brolaf skin,
and then Baron face, because I like Baron, and faces are cool.
Nika: Are you the only person in the world that likes Baron? Like, you're his friend?
MaTTcom: He's adorable. I think. That's just me though.
Nika: Well to start off with some questions from the community,
Nephilim Strife says, “Which comes first, the idea and then the Champion to suit that idea,
or getting the Champion and then coming up with an idea for them?”
MaTTcom: It's a little combination of both.
Sometimes you can have general skin ideas that fit into genres that you can then apply to champions.
But for the most part, I start with a champion and then work my way around that.
So depending on the champion, for example Nautilus,
he's a big armored dude. Has this weird suit on, goes into extreme conditions.
And so what extreme conditions can you place him in?
One is under water, and then the other is up in space.
So I decided to go with Astronautilus and it worked out pretty well.
Nika: Yes, the fans would actually know you primarily because of the skin fan art that you have done,
and some that were so popular that we actually made them skins in our game,
including Astronautilus and Pool Party Ziggs.
So Hiroyshi, who is highly inspired by you, says, “What advise do you have for someone starting to draw?”
MaTTcom: The best advice is to just start doing it.
Get the basic equipment, pencil, pen, paper and start drawing real life objects,
or your favorite video game or comic characters.
That's how I started out as a child.
I would see things that I thought were cool and wanted to make them and decided to try to do that.
Over time you just get better and you upgrade your equipment and the subjects,
and as long as you get feedback from people, you can really get a good sense of where you're at and where your skills are at.
Nika: Fantastic, and you mentioned upgrading your materials.
Shizen No Imouto really wants to know, “What kind of art programs and materials that you use?”
MaTTcom: Well, now I primarily use photoshop, some other supplementary programs.
But the main hardware I use to translate the drawing motion into the actual painting is a Wacom Cintiq 21UX tablet.
Big, expensive, awesome!
Nika: So as a last question, JuniorFisherman really, really wants to know,
“If you weren't an artist, what kind of career would you have?”
MaTTcom: I would most likely be a lawyer.
I've been told I like to argue with people.
I like to get into issues, or argue for things just for the fun of it.
But over time, while I got my education in college, I started competing in contests,
doing more art related work, and with community support,
I've had tremendous opportunities to work at places like Jinx.com, CLG and with Riot as well.
Nika: That's fantastic, and so it all came from the community then?
MaTTcom: Absolutely, the support of the community is the primary reason why I've had so many opportunities so far.
Nika: Thank you so much for joining us today.
Its been amazing and thanks everyone else for joining us today.
If you have any kind of art or anything, send it in, we want to see it!
And thank you. We will see you next episode.