[Riot 2017 Art Contest] Solar Eclipse Leona [Submited!]

Anitlunia · Dec 2017

I call this finished!
Final piece

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/mv/2qrxlmwhyjhy.jpg

next step: details +corrections +effects!

Main lineart:

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/bp/99jdt61hbrs1.png

I hope the perspective is okay, C&C are welcome!
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ORIGINAL POST
Hi there! My friend is a big fan of Leona and also I do so I decided to do my skin version of Dark Eclipse Leona. I know there are lots of fan made skins out there, but I want to try to make my version.

I gathered my references my approach is an JRPG armor style, mainly dark with gold accents (like a dark knight in ff series)

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/q4/6f93tcjqtjai.png

Also I made a 20 min sketch with Leona being super slim and out of proportions but it gets the general idea of the design I want to approach. Also, short hair for Leona ftw.

Image: https://media.giphy.com/media/XUpVI8uG52f16/giphy.gif

Heres the sketch

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/ck/zr73frotc1c8.jpg

DawnHeart · Dec 2017

Looks nice. Are you planing on making that arm pattern from the third pic in the last row of your board? I think it would give it some nice details.

Anitlunia · Dec 2017

@dawnHeart Yeah, definitely I want to include that on my design

So here are some thumbnails, I don't like any in particular so I guess i should keep sketching

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/sd/ulmpj3gm5w4x.png

While I was sketching I made like a Leona bat queen and I wanted to draw some more!

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/cm/sofwdybyl2pq.png

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/ku/kilerca0lwtn.png

Still gotta improve the design, but in case eclipse Leona doesn't work I would owrk on this design instead idk

DawnHeart · Dec 2017

Anitlunia said:

Still gotta improve the design, but in case eclipse Leona doesn't work I would owrk on this design instead idk

Why not both? xD
I like the hair of the second bat sketch

As for solar eclipse B has a very nice sword I'd keep that and I kinda like D & E

Anitlunia · Dec 2017

I made 3 designs based on thumbnails and three symbols I thought it would represent "Solari Eclipse"
Still no shield design! But worked on the grayscale part of the armor design

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/pp/dsehmqdsw8g0.png

Anitlunia · Dec 2017

I worked more in the middle design used the sword of the first design

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/wh/c84zx1bc39kf.png

also i started working osn some shield thumbnails

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/x1/f9x0exlee96x.png

AndresDunkel · Dec 2017

Anitlunia said:

I worked more in the middle design used the sword of the first design

also i started working osn some shield thumbnails

I´d like the last one

Anitlunia · Dec 2017

I sketched some shields based on the thumbnails!

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Anitlunia · Dec 2017

So I liked the most the top right shield of the secnd image on my last post and made some shield variants changing the basic forms

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/6v/en0bfwdwixpp.png

Anitlunia · Dec 2017

Started working on some thumbnails for the illustration.
I want to avoid foreshooting because I want the armor to be fully displayed on the drawing, but also I need that Leona doesn't have a stiff pose and I want it to feel it dynamic too!

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/qi/a71smh0vy6bj.jpg

Anitlunia · Dec 2017

I'm really struggling with composition before I begin with the real illustration. If anyone can recommend me any resources or tutorials.

The mood I want to achieve:

-Strong
-Confident
-Dark

Here I picked up some of previous thumbnails.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/vu/o26h2awk7t6d.png

Anitlunia · Dec 2017

So I went on N Thumbnail and started to draw some lineart! Just the basics before I add some details (perspective is though)

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/ip/azf808vshaz2.png

Anitlunia · Dec 2017

So I was not satisfied with the initial perspective so I re made the base and tweaked some of the armor. I haven't made changes for the shield and the sword.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/9g/sqsxm60x4ffv.png

Then I layed some grayscale value, my main focus is to make a contre-jour lightning + with some dge lightning and Half shadow on the shield (yes I have the James Gourney book it's my main reference on painting

)

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/a8/dp8ttc3sijyr.png

I'll make some adjustments to the grayscale before laying colors and rendering. I can't wait to see the result!

Anitlunia · Dec 2017

Here I layed out some color palettes. The main mood I want to achieve is darkness and mystery, so maybe cool colors are better for this piece

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BeccaBeeArts · Jan 2018

Leona is one of my mains, so this idea makes me super happy.
Color wise I think the 4th option is the best(bottom right hand corner of the first set of four) Is my favorite, but 1 and 2 are also great.
Then 2 on the second set of four is nice as well, but im still drawn more to the 4th option on the first set