[Riot Art Contest] Santa Ahri

travisdreams

Hey all! I've been quite busy with work lately so i haven't had the chance to approach this contest yet but i did manage to pull together some thumbnails to start off. I chose Ahri as i noticed December is around the corner so why not do a Christmas themed piece. Feedback to start off would be greatly appreciated before i dive into a blown up final concept My goal in this is to primarily get used to the stages of a Self Concepted Character with the result of a Visually Appealing Result.



That's all for now and good luck to all the others that're participating!

Turret

hmmm so many choices. I like the hoods from 11 and 12, actually, 8-12 are all more interesting and would be cool to see, and 7 as nice as it is, is probably too sexy for league

zzMedVeDzz

1,5 and 11

future-fiction

So cute! I like 5, but with a hood

zzMedVeDzz

yes, hood is needed)

Skyerzz

I like 10 but with the hood and antlers from 12. I'd also loss the laces in the front.

travisdreams

Thanks for the feedback all! Definitely have a good aim on what to approach so i'll post the updated concept when it's complete

travisdreams

Been quite busy and trying to find time to work on this so here's the concept i painted. I aint the greatest at illustrating but i think it gives me a great grasp on my work when i draw/sketch it first. The back pose was quite quick and dirty, jus to get an overall direction. I'm thinking of adding a bit more detail to the outfit but here's what i have. Onto 3D i go!

Turret

Looking good, regarding adding more detail I would be careful not to add too much. Always keep in mind how it will read from a distance. Its a hard balance to find, I think I may have made mine too complicated so I caution you to keep it simple and clean. =P

Her outfit has some things in common with a current league skin, slay bell Katarina, I suggest checking it out and seeing how they handled the level of detail.

travisdreams

Turret: Thanks! i def considered adding more detail but after seeing that ingame model again, im taking specific details more lightly and exaggerating forms

Here's a WIP of what my current state is at. Going to go back in to the anatomy portion as i feel specific proportions could use some work. Anyone spot anything i could work with? i also went ahead and blocked in some quick shapes for the outfit. Gotta thin her up though i think.






i'm definitely not liking her profile view.

the good news is i'm gaining more time to work on this! the company im working at is calming down on the amount of work hours atm so i'm able to spend more hours extra on this will post updates more often!

zzMedVeDzz

Like it!) keep going)

Tickwomp

From the profile view, it's the ribcage / oblique area that stands out. Maybe cinch in the belt some. Heh, I actually like the base model you have, but if we're talking about LoL characters, they get pretty thin in the stomach.

I'd also bring in some secondary detail from your concept #9 or 10 in the middle of the dress, since it's one big area of red. She's looking sweet though.

jmturbo

really fast progress man!! keep it up

travisdreams

Worked more on the anatomy under and added more accessories.

Day after day im getting more time should have the highpoly done hopefully before this week ends. Here's today's progression:

travisdreams

Wasn't able to spend too much time today but im slowly making progress! Cleaning up things here and there.



feedback is greatly appreciated!

Khronos

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travisdreams

Khronos: Well i believe the tail is pretty long/huge in comparison to her? looked at her in game models and concepts and they seem to go longer than her leg's length. I'll see how they look in the end and if anything i can simply scale them down

Here's an updated version of my Ahri. Last thing left to work on is the tail, then i'll go a pass on checking the overall detail and call this sculpture done

travisdreams

Update: Finished with the sculpture! Will go back to adjusting it when necessary but i have to get the lowpoly made asap

Turret

Looking hot, like everything about this.

darkmag07

I envy your ability to sculpt fur.

Byren

This is looking great, I'll be watching to see how this progresses ^^

PolyMune

looking awesome! love those folds in the cloth especially

travisdreams

Thanks alot guys! Been working on this recently and forgot to post a bit of an update. Here's the Texture's WIP on the lowpoly (resulting in 7k Tris). Was working on it alot thinking the contest's deadline was monday but i guess not so i have time to possibly finish! Any feedback is greatly appreciated as always!

travisdreams

I'm calling this done D; super late and last minute. Learned alot from this though and i definitely want to do another character soon (perhaps during my christmas vacation?)



The model was rigged by a close friend of mine. Visit his website for more rigs!

http://michaelswann86.wix.com/portfolio


Here are my image submissions: