IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN
Defining a style can be a challenge for any artist but when it involves translating one of the world’s most-played games into an animated series, the job becomes that little bit harder.
Julien Georgel, the art director on Arcane, Netflix’s hit series that’s based on Riot Games’ massively popular League of Legends, says it was clear from the outset that the art style of this animation would define its success. “We all wanted to achieve the same visual style,” says Julien, “of mixing 2D and 3D with a painterly aspect.”
He explains how getting heroine Jinx just right would set the tone. “That was the starting point behind the idea and mood of Arcane. That visual style was based on inspirations ranging from Japanese animation, like Ghibli, comic book art
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