VALORANT: Origin
An artifact of a bygone era in which technology had become so advanced it is perceived by the layperson as magic. These weapons are used by an ancient guild of gunslingers, who roam the untamed lands of a ruined world keeping the peace. Decades are spent mastering the ancient summoning techniques which have been passed down through the millennia to operate their weapons which grant them unparalleled power in combat.
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A weapon I created inspired by a team members pitch of a design based around minimalist light fixtures and jewelry. Originally, this weapon was going to have no animation and be mostly vfx driven but then our animator Sean Mcsheehan came back with an insane pitch where all the gold parts of the gun would explode out and spin around along with the gun itself. The VFX evolved over the development into more of a summoning spellcasting type angle. I couldn't have been happier with how these weapons turned out.
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Models done in collaboration with our external partners managed by the awesome Hayley Chen-O'Neill!
Lead:
https://www.artstation.com/marino
Animation:
https://www.artstation.com/xrayalpha
VFX:
https://www.artstation.com/pjacques
Sound:
Isaac Kikawa
Final Design for the Origin Vandal/AK with proposed vfx (this significantly changed and became more closely aligned to the shapes on the weapon)
Some early iteration starting with the first initial idea then a couple of iterative evolutions
Various additional color explorations. These were intended to be simple color and material shifts rather than textural changes to avoid cluttering the read of the circular carvings on the gun.
Final for the Origin Frenzy/Autopistol. The design language started clicking more on this one.
Origin Frenzy explorations.
Splash image of all the weapons in the set. (Credit to the VALORANT marketing team)
Breakdown Video showing all the weapons, upgrade tiers and their color variations.