Bearded Shepherd

5/5: Check out his new animations! (giving one for W, E, and R is literally impossible with his current code). Fingers crossed Riot will give Zilean an update at some point in the future. If you have any questions about this project, feel free to ask!

4/5: He feels more like a proper character within the world of Runeterra with a distinct personality and role. One of my favorite elements is the tucked-beard because it could easily be recontextualized for his other/future skins into a fabric (Wisewood Zilean for example)...

3/5: There was a lot to love from both designs and so I found it best to combine some of their best choices. LoR had a humble-monk and loveable grandpa vibe while WR felt a lot more like a Shuriman champion when standing next to others within the region...

2/4: But the Wild Rift Design, while really fantastic, wasn't all that perfect. It's constrained to his current rig and animations in-game, so the design works around that. When you're making a custom rig and animations for a custom skin though, there are no real limitations...

When I initially started on my Zilean VU, it was entirely based on his LoR design as it was the only one that existed at the time. But then Wild Rift came out with a different approach and I felt the need to figure out how I would blend the two... 1/5

✨ Fan-Made Zilean visual update ✨

Check out the playable custom skin link below, artstation post, and some details about my thoughts when making his model/textures. #zilean #VU #ASU #LeagueOfLegends #riotgames @riotgames.com @playruneterra.bsky.social

So I redid my Zilean model 💀
Now that Riot did a special design for him in WR, I wanted also to combine that with some elements from his LoR design. You can see not only the changes but some improvements as well. #Zilean #ASU #ZileanASU #LeagueOfLegends #RiotGames #Riot

To every one here, please go my twitter/X and report my account and block it please. It seems the scammer is still trying to deal damage. By reporting the account we can shut it down. 🙏🙏✨

His boat, his rules 🦈
#LeagueOfLegends #JackTheWinner #LoR #LegendsOfRuneterra #CustomSkin #Runeforge

Jack The Winner | Runeforge This mod replaces base Renekton with a fully custom Jack The Winner from LoR model.

Jack the Winner custom mod is now LIVE on @runeforge.bsky.social 🎩
#LeagueOfLegends #CustomSkins #JackTheWinner #LoR

runeforge.dev/mods/4fe5f0d...

Working weights for his rig 😉
Beardless so I can transfer the skin weights and smooth it out from there.

Feel free to criticize my topology 💀
Still trying to get better at it, especially around the nose area. Feel like it's hard to not tri off loops there? #rigging #topology

Playing around with adding some physics now that his rig is in place. Lots of polishing up of the weights left to do but he's getting there!

#3dModeling #Stylized #CharacterArt #Unity #Zbush #Sculpting #Rigging

He's in Unity now!
Very pleased with the results so far. Working on getting him rigged now 😊

#3dModeling #Stylized #CharacterArt #Unity #Zbush #Sculpting #Rigging

Took some time for me to get back to him in between other projects/freelance work, but we're getting his textures finished out in Substance Painter. I want to do some gray hair strand geometry and still have a few bakes left to do.

❗️Update on my custom skins❗️
Recent patch pretty much demolished nearly all custom skins, including mine which causes them to appear fully white in texture. I will get around to having all of mine updated before the end of the month. I've been very busy lately 😅

In the process of retopologizing this dude
Going for a bit more of a cinematic-style so there's going to be some subdivs applied. I do wanna remake his actual body mesh as the hands/face are a bit higher poly than I need. Currently on the hair which is going to take a hot minute

Showcasing some of the texture development process for our boy, Rictus. Sometimes I start in grayscale, and sometimes I'll immediately jump into color but I've been experimenting around to see what's the fastest and most effective yet still produces the same high quality.
#leagueoflegends #arcane

Did you really think Rictus was going to miss out on the NOXUS SEASON?

He is a playable custom mod for League.
Links and infos below!

#Rictus #Arcane #LeagueOfLegends #RiotGames

Rictus - League of Legends, Daniel Matos Rictus from Arcane fan art in the style of League of Legends after Thomas Vuillier's model and Gilles Roman's textures (https://gillesroman.artstation.com/projects/NGrQwg). Though his role wasn't a pr...

Runeforge has switched websites which means all my mods will need to move. When I find time, I will make sure all of them are updated and posted.

For now, you can find Rictus on the new site here:
runeforge.dev/mods/3f445e6...

And check out the artstation post!
www.artstation.com/artwork/eRDomJ

Did you really think Rictus was going to miss out on the NOXUS SEASON?

He is a playable custom mod for League.
Links and infos below!

#Rictus #Arcane #LeagueOfLegends #RiotGames

New WIP - Original character 🔨
#sculpt #zbrush #3d #3dart #stylized

Drawn concept sheet of a fan League skin, Star Guardian Olaf. It showcases his full outfit front and back: A battle suit with kilt-like skirt, his Star Guardian gem on his chest, a replica gem on a lifting belt, and bulky jacket with fur collar. His familiars, Ursua the water bear and Svelgr the bird of prey are near him wearing matching bandanas. Each the two axes are modeled after Ursua and Svelgr respectively. His ultimate is depicted as large glowing horns jutting from his ears forward and up and his second large braid being thrown over his shoulder to the front to match the braid on the other side of his face. Text: Star Guardian Olaf, "The Red Giant Still Burns". Ultimate text: First Star Ragnarok

Olaf's Star Guardian concept sheet 💫 the ideas:
🐻 Familiar #1: Undying water bear (tardigrade-bear)
🦅 Familiar #2: Bird of prey for the throwing axe
🔥 Ultimate: First Star-scourge Radahn 🌠

View more designs at callofthefirststar.carrd.co ✨

#CalloftheFirstStar #CotFS2025 #leagueoflegends #olaf #art

Love his design so much! You did such fantastic work making him look so fierce but also huggable 😊✨

thank uu 😊

Call of the First Star is now live! 🎉
We will be reposting participant artworks as they're posted. You can view the full gallery on our website!
⬇️Link below!

Drawing of a fan League skin, Star Guardian Olaf. He happily charges down a grassy field as team reinforcements strike down from the sky like meteors. His two familiars, a water bear (bear-tardigrade) and a bird of prey fly in spirit behind him. Olaf is throwing his wing-themed axe forward.

The Red Giant still burns! 🌠 I designed Star Guardian Olaf for @callofthefirststar.bsky.social 💫 + concept art below.

#CalloftheFirstStar #CotFS2025 #leagueoflegends #olaf #art

Call of The First Star Call of The First Star

Check out all of the other champion artworks from all the other talented artists from the Zine. ✨

callofthefirststar.carrd.co#champions

I also did artwork for Star Guardian Gragas as well in the
@callofthefirststar.bsky.social event! ✨
#CalloftheFirstStar #CotFS2025

#LeagueOfLegendsFanArt #Gragas #StarGuardian
View other champions with the link below ⬇️

Call of The First Star Call of The First Star

Check out all of the other champion artworks from all the other talented artists from the Zine. ✨

callofthefirststar.carrd.co#champions

Very happy to share some of the artworks I made for Star Guardian Braum in the @callofthefirststar.bsky.social event! ✨
#CalloftheFirstStar #CotFS2025

#LeagueOfLegendsFanArt #Braum #StarGuardian
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