Airship Syndicate/Riot Forge Ruined King: A League of Legends Story Art Blast

By Daniel Wade - November 23, 2021

Hi all!

We’re super excited to share with you the Art Blast for Ruined King: A League of Legends Story!

When we got the very first Champion (Illaoi!) running around our initial iteration of Bilgewater, we just knew this was going to be something special. Seeing where each of the disciplines took the Champions throughout development was an amazing experience from their writing and gameplay, all the way to their designs. We’re thankful to have worked with some League of Legends veterans who helped us with expanding the universe while also giving us the chance to give a unique spin on the visuals. The team faced many challenges during development while we worked to create a game that was larger than we could imagine compared to our Battle Chasers roots. We’re all very proud of what we accomplished!

Fast forward to release and we’re so happy to see the reactions to every little detail the developers placed in the world. The team worked incredibly hard to bring the world of Runeterra to life and we’re looking forward to players uncovering the many corners of Bilgewater and the Shadow Isles. It’s been an honor and privilege to work alongside all of the super talented developers here!

A special thank you to our partners around the world who contributed in so many ways to make the project what it is. We could not have done it without you.

From all of us at Airship Syndicate, we want to thank the fans for their support and for welcoming us to the League of Legends Universe. Thank you for taking the time to check out the Art Blast!

Cheers!

Andy Hansen
Associate Art Director, Airship Syndicate

Art Direction

Joe Madureira – Creative Director

Andy Hansen – Associate Art Director

Andy Hansen – Associate Art Director – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

Concept Artists

Baldi Konijn – Lead Concept Artist

Baldi Konijn – Lead Concept Artist – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

Virginia Critchfield – Sr. Concept Artist

Virginia Critchfield – Sr. Concept Artist – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

Philip Karlov – Concept Artist

Philip Karlov – Concept Artist – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

Hicham Habchi – Concept & Portrait Art (contributor)

Hicham Habchi – Concept & Portrait Art – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

Dashiana – Concept Artist (contributor)

Dashiana – Concept Artist – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

Peet Cooper – Principal Artist (contributor)

Peet Cooper – Principal Artist – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

Mat Kolbeck – Associate Artist (contributor)

Mat Kolbeck – Associate Artist – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate (former)

Character Artists

BoBo – Studio Character Lead

BoBo – Studio Character Lead – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

Maddy Kenyon – 3D Character Artist (contributor)

Maddy Kenyon – 3D Character Artist – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

Cody Bunt – 3D Character Artist (contributor)

Cody Bunt – 3D Character Artist – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

DragonFly Studio – 3D Characters and Props

DragonFly Studio – 3D Characters and Props – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

Volodymyr Liubchuk – 3D Characters and Props

Volodymyr Liubchuk – 3D Characters and Props – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

Vsquad – 3D Characters and Props

Vsquad – 3D Characters and Props – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

Environment Artists

Grace Liu – Lead Environment Artist (contributor)

Grace Liu – Lead Environment Artist – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate (former)

Andrew Harrington – Lead Environment Artist (contributor)

Andrew Harrington – Lead Environment Artist – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate (former)

Ayhan Aydogan – Sr. Environment Artist (contributor)

Ayhan Aydogan – Sr. Environment Artist – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate (former)

Brent Critchfield – Sr. Environment Artist

Brent Critchfield – Sr. Environment Artist – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

Thais Del Rey – Environment Artist (contributor)

Thais Del Rey – Environment Artist – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

Lighting/Worldbuilding

GFactory – Lighting/Worldbuilding

UI/UX Artists

Billy Garretsen – Lead UX Designer

Billy Garretsen – Lead UX Designer – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

Billy Garretsen – Lead UX Designer – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

Dan Heit – Sr. UX Designer

Dan Heit – Sr. UX Designer – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

Dar Reath – UI Designer

Dar Reath – UI Designer – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

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Animators

Jeremy Pantoja – Lead Animator

Jeremy Pantoja – Lead Animator – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

Derek Taylor – Sr. Animator

Derek Taylor – Sr. Animator – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

VFX Artists

Nikita Karlov – VFX

Nikita Karlov – VFX – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

Brittany Hein – VFX

Brittany Hein – VFX – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – FXVille

Isabel Grayce – Technical Artist

Isabel Grayce – Technical Artist – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

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About the author Daniel Wade

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Airship Syndicate/Riot Forge Ruined King: A League of Legends Story Art Blast

Art Direction

Concept Artists

Character Artists

Environment Artists

Lighting/Worldbuilding

UI/UX Artists

Billy Garretsen – Lead UX Designer – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

Billy Garretsen – Lead UX Designer – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

Animators

Jeremy Pantoja – Lead Animator – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

Derek Taylor – Sr. Animator – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

VFX Artists

Nikita Karlov – VFX – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

Nikita Karlov – VFX – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

Nikita Karlov – VFX – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

Brittany Hein – VFX – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – FXVille

Isabel Grayce – Technical Artist – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

Isabel Grayce – Technical Artist – Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Airship Syndicate

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