Creating VALORANT Key Art - Super Art Power Hour Ep. 5

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Moodboarding, inspiration, composition sketches, and a whole lot more. It’s all part of the design process for two Rioters, Senior Principal Illustrator Su Ke and Principal Visual Designer Brandon Meier. They’re the designer duo behind some of the most iconic key art and visual imagery that VALORANT has to offer.
In the spirit of Halloween, we brewed up an especially scary design challenge. So dive in as they share their entire process and approach from start to finish, as well as advice for aspiring designers.
Super Art Power Hour is a long-form educational segment spotlighting super art and super artists at Riot. Watch more episodes here: • Super Art Power Hour
For a deeper dive into the game art production pipeline, check out our So You Wanna Make Games?? Series: • So You Wanna Make Games??
Follow the team:
Su Ke
Twitter / X: / sukeart
IG: / sukeartcn
ArtStation: www.artstation.com/sukeart
KZread: / @sukeart8266
Brandon
Twitter / X: / brandonmeier
IG: / brandon_meier_made
Chapters:
0:00 Cold Open
0:27 Introduction
2:24 Brainstorming and Exploration
7:38 Thumbnailing Stage
11:48 Brandon Checks out Su Ke’s Work
15:31 “Sage’s Last Revive” Key Art Concept
16:17 Visual Design, Advice for Artists
32:48 VALORANT Agents in the Key Art
34:15 Discussing Art Influences
40:28 VALORANT Shape Language and Brand Identity
45:17 Photoshop Tips, Sculpting, and Lighting
48:34 Finalizing Key Art
53:11 Key Art Reveal
53:51 Closing Remarks and Advice for Artists
#valorant #riotgames #keyart
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  • @FreedomRoseStein
    @FreedomRoseStein7 ай бұрын

    THIS IS AWESOME! PLEASE DO MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS! All the years i've spent playing riots games and enjoying all the content this video right here will stay in my head the longest out of everything because of how different it is from everything else riot has released

  • @riotgames

    @riotgames

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Check out our channel for more videos like this

  • @emmanueltheorb

    @emmanueltheorb

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@riotgamesmore from valorant. Thank you❤

  • @kelwinkwel

    @kelwinkwel

    7 ай бұрын

    Love the seeing the creative process and dialogue between artist.

  • @lanteller000

    @lanteller000

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@riotgames there's going to be arsonists soon.

  • @Ch1ken368

    @Ch1ken368

    7 ай бұрын

    Make some haloowen map

  • @user-rk8dp2nh8p
    @user-rk8dp2nh8p7 ай бұрын

    All these artists need bit more spotlight they’re the hero for making all these riot games appealing and awesome

  • @SLYtheartist
    @SLYtheartist7 ай бұрын

    As a Graphic Design major and Valorant addict this is the coolest thing ever to see

  • @madeleinemanota9128
    @madeleinemanota912813 күн бұрын

    I dream of working there someday & still being in highschool gives me time to study alot of Riot's art. Hearing their journey into making art for Riot, along with other splash artists made me really motivated of what I'll become someday. Thanks for making great art and motivating/helping young artists.

  • @pookizzz
    @pookizzz7 ай бұрын

    two artists just vibing while they work is so healing to watch

  • @ivan_valerian
    @ivan_valerian7 ай бұрын

    As a fan of the Valorant art style and all of Valorant's loading screen, character designs and all, this video is one of the best first peek into the Valorant design world. Really interesting and knowledgeful. Thank you for making this and keep on making more

  • @Jhinja
    @Jhinja7 ай бұрын

    now i need riot to make a survival mode in valorant where you fight off hordes of zombies.

  • @evanhuang1732

    @evanhuang1732

    7 ай бұрын

    *of cyphers

  • @Seinthe
    @Seinthe7 ай бұрын

    Holyy...this is the first time I saw Su Ke's face!! He's my favorite artist ever since I saw his work on Dota Allstars! GOAT artist fr

  • @visdevil
    @visdevil7 ай бұрын

    As an artist working on the industry, it`s awesome to see this kind of collaboration. It`s really like my friend and I are shaping a whole new game from scratch, with these conversations, the back and fourth feedback and passion for the craft. I can`t wait until I get the chance to collaborate with Riot some day. Thanks for the amazing content! Su Ke is a monster and I've been following his work for a long time now... Brandon is a master of his craft too and the way he manages to grab the illustrations and enhance the visual appeal of it, is just pure good taste! Luv u guys!

  • @ihsangumilar501
    @ihsangumilar5017 ай бұрын

    The line between a good and bad art director is how they can see the final image from the messy dirty sketches and thumbnailing. I know that these guys are amazing right from minutes 10.

  • @cekikiqan
    @cekikiqan7 ай бұрын

    as a graphic designer and valorant player, my first impression is that you guys are so great when makes visual and from this game i have so much reference to pour it for my work especially the key visual and the concept design for the VCT, Masters, Ascension, etc. Keep the great works guys, look forward to another visual from this game 🤘 sorry for my bad english, greetings from Indonesia ✨

  • @Eshan686
    @Eshan6867 ай бұрын

    As an aspiring concept artist (eventually getting more into splash art like this) I cannot put into words how amazing this is. This is borderline life changing lol

  • @funnehmemer
    @funnehmemer7 ай бұрын

    this new art looks scary SICK. please make this into a new spinoff or a game update ❤

  • @MiappLikesBread
    @MiappLikesBread7 ай бұрын

    as someone who isnt interested in art at all these are still super interesting, I especially love when you talk about experiences, stories and thought processes, keep em comming!

  • @jkvanen
    @jkvanen7 ай бұрын

    Best content on youtube for sure! Love how it first feels like Brandon is just talking and suddenly there is already multiple awesome compositions! Definitely going to follow both of you!

  • @artofbim_
    @artofbim_7 ай бұрын

    this is so inspiring! been following Su Ke for a long time and seeing him do his work real time is soo cool! you can really see how passionate they are with their work. Powerful duo!

  • @victoriacaedo1626
    @victoriacaedo16267 ай бұрын

    I can't believe its SUKEEEE!🔥

  • @abhijeetdas133
    @abhijeetdas1337 ай бұрын

    As an illustrator I love watching Dev's artwork nothing is more motivating than see em' work please upload more of these 🥺❤️🙌🏻✨

  • @paultrubas
    @paultrubas7 ай бұрын

    Great vibe. Really rare but love to see two talented artists, each a master in his own field, simply collaborating on one project, throwing ideas around and motivating each other.

  • @puffoffluffedair543
    @puffoffluffedair5437 ай бұрын

    OMGONGOMGONG IVE WAITING FOR A VIDEO W THESE TWO ICONS. Like holy fuk ive been stalking Suke fo so long just in awe of his work

  • @kikiyori
    @kikiyori6 ай бұрын

    You both have wonderful chemistry, and it's so wholesome to see both of you work on this art together. I really hope to see more things like this, since I love seeing pros and their work style.

  • @salamiander
    @salamiander7 ай бұрын

    omg i just marathoned this series yesterday im so happy to see a new episode!!

  • @juliannavolkov844
    @juliannavolkov8447 ай бұрын

    I bundle up and binge each and every riot games video and article that comes out. I've been inspired to make illustrations for League for the longest time and plan on applying to Riot Games in 2 years! Please never stop making these incredible videos; you inspire millions.

  • @oogabooga_001
    @oogabooga_0016 ай бұрын

    ive always admire suke's art and thought he was godly but now i see how wholesome and cute the man behind those godly arts. his support and fan-like attitude towards brandon are the most wholesome shit ive seen. "james lee should be lucky to work w u!" oh u sweet thing u

  • @xeroshuang8155
    @xeroshuang81557 ай бұрын

    BEEN WAITING FOR THIS AHHH

  • @vikmite9635
    @vikmite96357 ай бұрын

    As an artist myself this was so cool to see! Definitely need more chill content like this!

  • @Balloonbot
    @Balloonbot7 ай бұрын

    Followed both their work for a while, nice to see the colab

  • @sachin_dsgns
    @sachin_dsgns7 ай бұрын

    Absoluetly Love this.!!! Seeing their process and listening to how the idea is developing in their head is soooo inspiring. Thank u Riot. More of this please.

  • @ducle3595
    @ducle35957 ай бұрын

    love this episode,very cool to see Suke explain his working thought

  • @foxtrooper34
    @foxtrooper347 ай бұрын

    Not only this video is a true gem but i'm so glad that you made this choice of editing. Keeping it simple, without music makes it really close to a podcast and so you can listen to your own music at the same time. Thx !

  • @yoboimit9395
    @yoboimit93957 ай бұрын

    Absolutely love seeing these! Everything you guys put out is amazing and it's always a treat to see the process behind the content

  • @manuelnobile2070
    @manuelnobile20707 ай бұрын

    Ciao Riot Games il vostro video mi è piaciuto tantissimo Non vedo l'ora di vedere altri prossimi nuovi video Grazie a presto

  • @yitzujuan7513
    @yitzujuan75137 ай бұрын

    plz make more videos like this!!! it's fascinating to see the process of riot artist making great art

  • @akiko2559
    @akiko25597 ай бұрын

    i like this series. idk i f they'll see this but i hope they make how they make videos. like their music video, transitions, trailers, compositions are sooo good. how the artist think when to make slow motion or anything thought process related to making videosand all

  • @hemig2869
    @hemig28697 ай бұрын

    You have some of the best artists in the world and I hope you do more of these videos ❤

  • @emmanueltheorb
    @emmanueltheorb7 ай бұрын

    Suke my goat

  • @miaofff235
    @miaofff2357 ай бұрын

    this makes me so happy as someone who enjoys these games and is interested in possibly working in game illustration

  • @blurryace2807
    @blurryace28077 ай бұрын

    Thank you for making this Riot! It's awesome to have a glimpse of the creative workflow, really valuable for a lot of artist and designers.

  • @raviolarts
    @raviolarts7 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this video. Didn't know you had uploaded it, was shocked to see masters Su Ke and Brandon. I've been following them for a long while on insta and am in awe of their collaborative works and it really shines here in their interactions. So awesome to see when they both check out each other's works and how it influences the direction of their art. I wasn't 100% sure exactly what role they both played in the visdev of Val until i watched this very educational video, and i need to say that Brandon's vision as an artist is so important. I'm an animation student and aspiring key artist/visdev and i've worked in tandem before with clever minds who had very different skills but amazing ideas and it allowed us to push out projects that i'm super proud of. I see this dynamic in the both of them here, it's really cool. Keep up the great work.

  • @bethanyrachel1707
    @bethanyrachel17077 ай бұрын

    PLEASE do more videos like this! This was amazing! So inspiring!!! 🙌🏽🥰

  • @moeradke
    @moeradke7 ай бұрын

    LEGION OF DOOM! Two of the Greatest to ever do it!!

  • @Gphdigz

    @Gphdigz

    7 ай бұрын

    😁

  • @artdogtheartmaster7298
    @artdogtheartmaster72987 ай бұрын

    It's been so long, I'm so happy they made this

  • @Realovee
    @Realovee7 ай бұрын

    More videos like this

  • @charlesm835
    @charlesm8357 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for producing this!!! So enjoyable to see the design process behind the art team.

  • @VitalisProd
    @VitalisProd7 ай бұрын

    i just love this type of videos! Make more of these with other creative specialists working on Valo

  • @ShroodleYT
    @ShroodleYT7 ай бұрын

    i love this kind of videos, as a 3d modeler, i have always been interested in working on a game industry like Riot, i love playing Valorant and LOL, this video really inspired me , one day ill work hard enough to get into this industry.

  • @wavypeso
    @wavypeso7 ай бұрын

    This is soooo sick I love this!!! Love seeing the work flow & how they feed off each other!!! More of these pls ❤️🔥

  • @unhingeDoor
    @unhingeDoor7 ай бұрын

    ACTUALLY W content. thank you rito

  • @agentraum6993
    @agentraum69937 ай бұрын

    Yoooo a zombie apocalyptic mode for Valorant is a big concept. Please make it come true so that we explore what agents do or look on the midst of the end of the world

  • @hebinoana
    @hebinoana7 ай бұрын

    make more please!!! i learned so much from this!

  • @fredremotion
    @fredremotion7 ай бұрын

    YES! Please more on Graphic Design and Motion Graphics

  • @ShenobiYT
    @ShenobiYT7 ай бұрын

    Please make more of these! Vey interesting to watch.

  • @isjayyyji
    @isjayyyji7 ай бұрын

    I LOVE IT! Thanks for sharing about valorant art style. I really love it! ❤❤

  • @bubsenseijebe2993
    @bubsenseijebe29937 ай бұрын

    the artists are all so amazing. its so impressive how well they are able to come up with ideas on the spot, and even collab with one another. Kind of intimidating that this is what I want to do. But im determined on just getting better everyday

  • @CalebRoenigk

    @CalebRoenigk

    6 ай бұрын

    If seeing this is exciting to you, you already have the passion you need to get to where these people are! Remember that these two are artists that have been working in the field for a while and are objectively operating near the top of their field! You can get there if you work hard and chase what excites you!

  • @itzhen7032
    @itzhen70327 ай бұрын

    More of this! This is so cool!

  • @dominatesym3513
    @dominatesym35137 ай бұрын

    Awesome Stuff Do this whenever you can! This is pure gold.

  • @jellygio1561
    @jellygio15617 ай бұрын

    I LOVE YOUR ARTS❤

  • @mnvinit6486
    @mnvinit64867 ай бұрын

    Such an Awesome work! Awesome People!

  • @aldosetiadi
    @aldosetiadi7 ай бұрын

    inspiring. thanks for sharing brandon, su ke! I will definitely try to follow in your footsteps.

  • @NOF4C3
    @NOF4C37 ай бұрын

    One word I can say about this, Beautiful.

  • @jamesonnguyen1124
    @jamesonnguyen11247 ай бұрын

    THIS WAS AMAZING TYTYTY

  • @_vhzy
    @_vhzy7 ай бұрын

    por favor, por mais vídeos assim. o que mais amo na Riot é o quanto vocês nos INSPIRAM, inspiram em sermos jogadores, torcedores fanáticos, futuros atletas no e-Sport, então por favor nos inspirem com a grandeza da arte de vocês para nós Artistas!!

  • @giovannaalmeida788
    @giovannaalmeida7887 ай бұрын

    This content is very helpful to my final project in college. I'm writing about Raze, your design and how she represent the people in Brazil. Please do more videos like this :D

  • @commonlynot263
    @commonlynot2637 ай бұрын

    Absolutely loved this

  • @Motionrigs
    @Motionrigs6 ай бұрын

    This was a really cool watch, I always love seeing how the art team put things together🙂

  • @mhmdd
    @mhmdd7 ай бұрын

    "Show transform control" is ticked. Love this dude 👌

  • @iskandarich1519
    @iskandarich15197 ай бұрын

    amazing! Thank you a lot for the video! Please do more of that!

  • @Rajveer-nw5uy
    @Rajveer-nw5uy7 ай бұрын

    this is just super fascinating to watch!

  • @snuffells
    @snuffells7 ай бұрын

    i love thiss !!! the showcase of process is really motivating

  • @ryanmassiah
    @ryanmassiah7 ай бұрын

    Truly enjoyed this!

  • @beamsharkie
    @beamsharkie7 ай бұрын

    Please make more of this!

  • @v4l324
    @v4l3247 ай бұрын

    Love it so much!! I really like this kind of videos, it help me a lot. Amazing!! Gracias por traer este tipo de contenido, me inspira mucho.

  • @greenyzch.
    @greenyzch.7 ай бұрын

    I really love content like this!! ❤ please keep going

  • @nadeslol
    @nadeslol7 ай бұрын

    thanks for this visual treat

  • @yoons98
    @yoons987 ай бұрын

    진짜 최고의 일러스트레이션 튜토리얼❤❤❤

  • @AdventurousAshley
    @AdventurousAshley7 ай бұрын

    So good 🧟‍♀️🧟🧟‍♂️

  • @oehnkc
    @oehnkc7 ай бұрын

    yooo my boy suke is so awesome, i envy his art style so much

  • @anti.m8153
    @anti.m81537 ай бұрын

    Sooo cool to see

  • @O7ory
    @O7ory7 ай бұрын

    Love the art! Give me big L4D vibes, can definitely see the inspiration you guys took from past zombie games.

  • @iambrijeshtoo
    @iambrijeshtoo7 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this ❤

  • @MrAoiminami
    @MrAoiminami7 ай бұрын

    YESSS MORE ART CONTENT

  • @DraG0s999
    @DraG0s9997 ай бұрын

    i really learn a lot from just one video this is amazing i love the art style and the tips

  • @cxlev01
    @cxlev017 ай бұрын

    As a growing artist, this was very, very interesting. Thank you for making this video! I'm really looking forward to some more 🙌

  • @sawsawsuka
    @sawsawsuka7 ай бұрын

    thank you for this content riot 😩😩

  • @ascene76
    @ascene767 ай бұрын

    wow.. so cool work, some insights, background. I like this format 🤩

  • @tediop1330
    @tediop13307 ай бұрын

    These videos like this really inspired me to make art and games I really would like if riot brang back a series like how to do game design Loved it

  • @mightymaxfury1611
    @mightymaxfury16117 ай бұрын

    SuKe looks so much like Steven Yeun. I cant get the image off my head lmao

  • @Yuzupan1212
    @Yuzupan12125 ай бұрын

    Oh to be a fly in the wall of SU KE’s office and just watch him draw all day 😭❤️❤️❤️

  • @daniloyege
    @daniloyege7 ай бұрын

    loved it! do it moree!!!

  • @JEsterCW
    @JEsterCW7 ай бұрын

    These videos are awesome

  • @GomeziaKaonga-mz2im
    @GomeziaKaonga-mz2im7 ай бұрын

    more of these please

  • @dawnandduskofficial
    @dawnandduskofficial7 ай бұрын

    more content like this, this is cool and inspiring

  • @secondhdra
    @secondhdra7 ай бұрын

    sooo cool, pls do more like that

  • @3dranz
    @3dranz7 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this video! i really learned a lot from this kind of video please keep making this type of video!

  • @hethink11
    @hethink117 ай бұрын

    이런 영상 너무 좋습니다.. 게임도 좋아하지만, 발로란트 특유의 비주얼을 좋아하는데 앞으로도 이런 영상이 많아졌으면 좋겠네요!!!!!! 감사합니다!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @bet0neiro
    @bet0neiro7 ай бұрын

    Como um artista no começo da carreira, isso é muito inspirador!

  • @csclonemaster5780
    @csclonemaster57807 ай бұрын

    I have to say the advise at 18:52 is invaluable and I can say it applies to alot of different fields.

  • @loraui
    @lorauiАй бұрын

    As a Visual Designer I did the same thing as Brandon. After one and a half years, I'm happily working in an indie video game studio, looking to grow even more as a Visual Designer and UI Designer!

  • @Apeeps
    @Apeeps7 ай бұрын

    i don't play valorant i don't have pc but i hope i do. but i'm glad clicking on this video. hearing the artists experiences and background really an eye opener for me. it really motivates me. i'm currently studying graphic designer too. still have a long way to go.

  • @hayoungpark92
    @hayoungpark927 ай бұрын

    This is awesome

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