Sunday 27 September 2015

Looking at the artwork of Paul Kwon (Zeronis)

I found Paul Kwon aka Zeronis due to his work with Riot, doing character concept art for League of Legends. I absolutely love his style and his designs as they are very unique and some are really striking. 

For example, this piece below. The big weapon and head piece are like nothing I have seen before. Thinking about the silhouette of the character as well, it is very unique and striking. Whilst the outfit is reminiscent of a jester, the headpiece and weapon counter that and almost distract from the clothing, yet work harmoniously with it to create a complete look. I find this very interesting, looking at other character designs that feature this jester type dress.


I recently went to a Warhammer store in London and came across these Harlequin Warhammer figures. I really liked their design due to the colourful qualities mixed with the dark colours and steel type masks and accessories. Looking at Zeronis' artwork above reminded me of these below. However, the jester type pattern and hats are a lot more obvious in the Harlequins compared to Zeronis' piece. The focus in both is different. I suppose it is because there is only a small area featuring the diamond pattern in Zeronis' and the hat is not completely traditional in shape and colour. This brings my attention to the importance of balance in the design, where you want your focus. It seems obvious that Zeronis wanted the weapon and head to be the focus due to the scale but also they don't overshadow the figure, so the jester type skirt piece provides balance for the figure. The large headpiece and skirt just look right on the body. It does not feel as though that headpiece is far too large for her and will be weighing her head/neck down, because of everything else in the piece. 



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