Hello everyone! I finally have enough content ready so I can start getting this thread down and the crits rolling!
As the title suggests, Obsidian Taliyah is a fiery, volcanic skin for our passionate Stoneweaver. I drew inspiration from her elemental concepts that riot put out, as well as our resident rock man- Malphite- and my interest in geology.
From the get-go, I knew this skin would be a more serious, darker skin for playful Taliyah. That initial clash was a dilemma for me, but I persevered. I aim to make the skin mischievous, mature, and a little destructive.
Here are my current mood boards/references with notes that I have set up, with additions to likely come as time passes on. (Pardon my handwriting)
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The one thing immediately clear to me is the random, organic shapes that obsidian has when its forms, as well as shaped.
Looking at Taliyah's classic skin, I noted that a big theme that I want to incorporate into my skin concept is
asymmetry.
Here is the first silhouette mockup I thought up, just to keep me on track.
![Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/hn/ocvzdi13ho14.png](https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/hn/ocvzdi13ho14.png)
The design of the armor is not final. I will have more mockups and concepts when I get off work.
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I settled quickly and comfortably into a hairstyle. Keeping with the asymmetrical theme, the hair is wild and choppy.
(As seen in the image, I used Solgaleo from Pokemon Sun&Moon and Yugi from Yu-Gi-Oh! as inspiration for the shape of the hair.)
![Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/4s/q4bp87fyk0m9.png](https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/4s/q4bp87fyk0m9.png)
I'm torn between a fiery flame hair or a dark, cooler, grey to black color. (hot lava vs cooled lava) I'd love feedback especially for this.
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When I work on large projects like this, I jump between different categories that I have set up for that particular project. ( if it is not clear already) I began ideating ability appearance. I kept the nature of Taliyah's stone weaving and the explosive building power of volcanos in mind.
Taliyah's iconic Ultimate tears a fault in the Rift, spewing lava, smoke, and debris, giving life to a line of mini volcanos.
This still requires some tweaking, but so far I'm into it.
![Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/7v/nh9mqnqxozd5.png](https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/7v/nh9mqnqxozd5.png)
That's what I have so far! I appreciate constructive critique, and any feedback you can provide! Thanks for looking!
Have a great day!!!<3
***Bonus Study Stuff***
Obsidian Texture Illustration Study
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