VALORANT: EVORI DREAMWINGS

This project has been a significant step in my understanding of concept art. Starting as just a beautiful product, I realized that design needs to be deeper and more meaningful.
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Due to tight deadlines, I simplified my art style, using basic colors for light, shadow, and highlights. Color transitions were created using a radial gradient and its transformation through warp or liry, blurred with Gaussian blur.
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After working on Champions 2022, I revised my approach to idea development. Now, I seek associations that are not immediately obvious. In this project, I explored human relationships and emotions. Each weapon symbolizes love, friendship, dreams, and passion, with silhouettes and forms emphasizing these feelings.
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My main principle is to leave room for the entire team's creativity. Every artist deserves the opportunity for self-expression. I always trust my team, and thanks to our collective efforts, the final product exceeds all our expectations.
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Huge thanks to producers Laura Baltzer and Victoria Kim for organizing this complex process.
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The symbol of dreams is the moon, with supporting forms like wings symbolizing the flight of dreams. The totem spirit is the cat, a nocturnal animal that sleeps 16 hours a day.

For friendship and family bonds, the main symbol is the rhombus, resembling a leaf. Supporting forms include roots, symbolizing attachment and stability. The totem spirit is the rabbit, as these animals live in large groups.

The symbol of passion is the star, representing the brightness and intensity of this emotion. Supporting forms include fire, symbolizing burning desire. The totem spirit is the mouse, a small creature capable of scaring an elephant, just as a small spark

For love, the chosen symbol is the heart. Supporting forms resemble a warm breeze, symbolizing an enveloping and comforting feeling. The totem spirit is the bear, symbolizing the strength of love.

The main symbol is the butterfly, representing spiritual growth, awakening, change, and metamorphosis. It combines and encompasses all previous emotions.
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This idea was developed and refined by Andrew Orozco.