Guide

Best practices for clean champion art exports

Champion art is the anchor of the entire composition. If the silhouette is weak or the background is too busy, every other element on the build image becomes harder to read.

Prefer a clear silhouette

Characters with visible weapons, hair shape, or pose direction are easier to recognize instantly. If the art is too zoomed in, the image may lose that strong outline once item and rune panels are added around it.

Do not force cutout on every image

Transparent PNG processing works best when the uploaded source already separates the character from the background. If the source has heavy motion blur, glow, or similar colors behind the limbs, leaving the original background may produce a cleaner final result.

Use dark or low-detail backgrounds behind bright art

When the champion image contains a lot of light effects, a quieter background helps preserve contrast. Strong art over strong background usually creates a muddy export that feels less polished even if the individual assets look good on their own.

Watch the edges at export size

Some edge issues are only obvious after export. Check shoulders, hands, weapons, feet, and hair ends. If those areas look too harsh, a simpler source image often beats a more aggressive cleanup attempt.

Leave breathing room for the icon stacks

Champion art should not crash into the item row or rune stack. Even a strong render needs negative space around important details or it will feel cramped once the final card is viewed at smaller sizes.