Robyn lau

Hi, I'm Robyn! I'm a concept artist and illustrator who loves creating playful imaginative worlds with deep resonance. I think life is beautiful and profound, and we use art as an avenue to share in these experiences with each other. My favorite thing is how a beautiful piece, a game, or song, can really change the way you look at the world - and for a moment you're truly connected with its creator as well.I really light up most when building alongside other artists, and I'm always looking for opportunities to exchange ideas and learn from each other!When I'm not working, you'll find me playing videogames, learning new skills, and admiring the work of other artists in all sorts of creative fields.

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INTERESTS: Philosophy, Film & Art Analysis, Musicals, Videogames, Escape Rooms, Cats, High-Tea, the art of anything.
FAVORITE GAMES: League of Legends, Apex Legends, Path of Exile 2, Night in the Woods, The Beginner’s Guide, Inscryption, Dead by Daylight, Baldur’s Gate 3, Rimworld, …
ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Frame-by-frame Animation (Clip Studio Paint, Aseprite, Photoshop), Game design (Godot Engine), Google Sheets formulas/formatting, Figma/Figjam

This one was animated in Photoshop using various animation tools.

This one was animated frame-by-frame in Clip Studio Paint.

paint-frog concept

I love the idea of young yordles just being super annoying with these frogs. Flinging them everywhere. You could see a bunch of them stuck up somewhere high.They also leave little slime splatters - a bit of a colorful mess.The frogs are super squishy and don't actually get hurt. Sometimes you might walk by a group of kids and catch a stray. >:3

hat-wearing bird concept

The idea is a bird who crafts hats out of nearby material to blend in and prevent it from being eaten by bigger predators.Legend has it there was a bird that got so big, the Yordles had a hard time taking it down.Going forward, if you find one of these hidden birds, please destroy their hats - we can't let them get too big again. But if they do get too big, packs of adventurers love hunting them for the amassed treasure trove above their head. :3

cult of the bird

1-day concept jam of a bird gang/cult, to be paired with the hat-bird I designed a few days ago. I imagine them as bird worshipers with the goal of fending off adventurers and trying to get the birds to be as big as possible. >:3If I revisit these guys, I would do a few passes on each of them, and then design all pieces of their outfit & also a movement/ability sheet.

hidden yordle shrine

I had this idea that maybe, during a trade war with Runeterra, there was a young Yordle who would steal goods from Bandle City and smuggle them in.Over time, he became somewhat of a god-figure. He enjoyed the power, attention, and respect; it was a level he never experienced in Bandle City.But no good thing lasts forever; the Yordles caught on to the theft and started locking their goods. He was no longer able to supply the village that had grown entirely reliant on him.He never returned to face his people. If he did, he would see the statue they had erected in his honor, and their stiffened bodies forever awaiting his return.

I worked with a variety of teams on so many different projects - from a 3D game, to merchandising, I was responsible for providing cohesive art feedback that aligned with our brand identity.I think getting feedback as an artist can be demoralizing if not done correctly. When I'm giving feedback, I like to be thorough and highlight strengths while also mentioning opportunities to take the design further. I think giving notes step-by-step is an ideal learning experience, and I also like providing animated gifs so that you can easily see the differences.While we don't always have the time to be so thorough, I like to do this whenever I can.

To the left is an example of a more detailed feedback sheet that just goes over some broadly applicable principles.

An assortment of quick-and-fun community shout-out illustrations.

A progression graphic I did for the summer event. The totem would build as players collected more points. Swipe to see!

Some sprays and graphic assets for the Summer Event

This final splash was a group effort! I did the thumbnails, and final render for Inksy (middle character) and collaborated with Alvin Lee on Kana (right character).
Background Artist: Ramil (Doe)

To the left are thumbnails for the original comp! Kana (in orange) had already been drawn and we couldn't touch that asset, so I was trying to position the other characters around her in a way that made sense and created good flow.

After the first round, we settled on composition A, but Jet (in red) needed some pose explorations. I tried a few ideas for other dynamic poses that would suit his character. None of these really hit the mark, so ultimately Alvin was able to step in and take Jet to where he needed to be!

Book Nook Kit

The complexity of this piece was almost the end of me.Everything needed to be built with vector shapes, so I made the shelves modular and created a few sets of book combinations as smart objects. This allows me to edit one file and have those changes save across all versions of that file so that revisions and tweaks were easier to make.The additional challenge was the perspective; even if I could fill the shelves on a large scale, each shelf—depending on its height—has different visibility for the top or sides of the books. The perspective was cheated a bit and handled at a shelf-by-shelf basis, re-using shapes where I could.

Artist Studio Kit

This Artist Studio Kit was both the most fun and perhaps one of the most time consuming due to the variety of props.I really liked the challenge of working in the middle-ground between dimensionality and graphic flatness; things like the fruit and vases were especially challenging because, unlike more geometric shapes, it was hard to know how much form we were allowed to render.The painting itself was one of the few times I got to use non-vector shapes to simulate the drawn feel. I painted in the colored areas with a layer mask, and I think it simulated the brush-stroke feel quite well.

storybook nursury kit

It's funny how something that seems so simple can pose a lot of complex challenges.Trying to organize the overlapping parts in the animal toy basket, attempting to draw curtain frills using only vectors, and trying to create the crib design in perspective were all hurdles that needed to be handled swiftly.The greatest challenge was the giant doll house, which not only had a lot of small details and structural pieces that needed to be vectorized—it also changed its scale throughout different passes and revisions. Changing perspective on any 2D piece almost requires it to be completely redone, and while the final piece is not where I'd like it to be, I think it went great given the time we had.