r/AhriMains • u/Regular-Poet-3657 • 5h ago
2XKO Pool Party Nights Ahri concepts - 2XKO, Rafael Juarez Jr!
"Ahri from the Poolparty Nights collection, it’s a special skin for me since it was the latest art piece I got to contribute on 2XKO.
The primary challenge with this collection was the clothing design, the logistics and age ratings. I was able to collaborate with concept and creative direction to get all these pieces aligned and elevate a Mythic tier skin.
This skin relies heavily on the fantasy of the theme and the appeal of the base champion's shapes and silhouette, the goal was to push her forms, anatomy, silhouette and materials as far as possible to create a premium feel. For this project, I was involved from the early stages, contributing to the conceptual art ideation to ensure the 3D translation would be as appealing and cohesive as possible to the end of the material creation and polishing the character FXs. I led the exploration and execution of the glittery surface treatment and texturing, focusing on representing the intricate iridescent and pearl effects on specific areas of the clothes.
It was a fantastic experience collaborating with the team at Winking Studios, specifically artist Jiahao Pan, who led the character modeling and executed the vision brilliantly and added key elements that significantly raised the final quality."

