We loved ideation for this skin, so we sent the sketches to one of our outsource concept artists, Yiming, who really pushed it and made the concept game-ready and Blizzard-quality. “Then, we took what worked, and sent that to our concept artists to finish. “We started out by doing in-house sketches,” says Kang. David Kang, the art director for the skin, guided the concept from its inception to its implementation in the game. The dichotomy between smiley and frowny face echoes his mantra of balance in both harmony and discord and gives him a bit of fun flair as he helps allies and hurts enemies. One of the most unique skins in the sleigh-load of Winter Wonderland cosmetics, Toybot Zenyatta employs visual effects that allow him to swap between faces in the midst of battle.
Senior concept artist David Kang, technical artist Ben Gerowe, and concept artist Kejun Wang divulge some of the secrets behind two of this year’s Winter Wonderland skins.
Among the skins to unwrap this year are Toybot Zenyatta, a chrome-plated present straight from Santa’s sack, and Penguin Mei, who sports the latest in vogue cuddly climatology gear. The holidays are back, and with them come festive new outfits for Overwatch players to don while they sleigh the competition.
