[Riot 2017 Art Contest] Phantom Opera Sona/Jhin

julshii

*EDIT: Hi everyone, I'm changing my subject since I wanted to do something more in-game universe and comic-like...I'll be drawing Garen/Katarina over here: http://polycount.com/discussion/196849/riot-2017-art-contest-a-decision-garen-katarina#latest

Here's as far as I got on this one, I'll definitely go back to it some time.

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Hi everyone! This is my first time participating (also posting on polycount ... :* ).

Not sure what to title it, but I'll be making Phantom of the Opera-esque skins for Sona and Jhin! There's so much potential for backstory connecting the two (Jhin's voicelines towards her are so interesting please listen to them), and I've always wanted to link them in some way. I'm having too much fun with it right now...

If I have time before the deadline, I also want to make a short comic for the theme...something along the lines of Sona being this famous opera singer with her Etwahl and Jhin as an overlooked jealous conductor who  does an Ursula   develops a gun/weapon that steals Sona's voice (I really want to draw him after this moment saying the line from the musical: "Sing for me my angel...oh wait"  LOL )

Here's a inspiration sketch for Sona; I think I need to make the shapes more readable and see how it works with her ingame model.
 I'll be making a mood board for her next.

Ani_2017

wow nice..

IvikN

Wow this is so dynamic and nice. I hope this will be finished. 

Skyzocat

The sketch is gorgeous   
The narrative has a lot of potential and I'm really eager to see Jhin's concept! The theme suits him perfectly imo

julshii

Thank you guys! 

Here's the moodboard/ some initial designs for Sona. Please leave a reply which one you like best!

Skyzocat

Oh they are all cool! I think I prefer number 2 but I think, maybe covering her legs for this one could make her more classy in a way?  
Number 3 is interesting too!

julshii

Skyzocat said:

Oh they are all cool! I think I prefer number 2 but I think, maybe covering her legs for this one could make her more classy in a way?  
Number 3 is interesting too!

Yeah me too, and I'll try that out thank you!

BluepigART

These are really great! Loving the flow of the hair on the second one and the last one, I think the silhouette of the second one is the most interesting so far (all of them are soo good tho) keep it up! great work

julshii

BluepigART said:

These are really great! Loving the flow of the hair on the second one and the last one, I think the silhouette of the second one is the most interesting so far (all of them are soo good tho) keep it up! great work

haha thank you!! Did you start one as well?

atanu2ghosh

wow just amazing sketch... For me option 2 is best.. keep it up

Keiraya

Like the others, I'm inclined to go for 2 but with more length on the front of the skirt. Most of the Opera ladies are usually wearing longer/fuller skirts and Sona generally has long skirts with her skins - save for DJ. The hair for 1 is interesting but I'm not sure it reads Sona. 3 is certainly different but I don't get any form of Sona from it at all. 4 reminds me of Guquin crossed with a dressing gown and makes her appear quite young compared to the other sketches - but pretty sure that's due to the hairstyle.
Looking forward to seeing where you go with this.

Yangyexin

These are two of my favorite champs, really looking forward to what you come up with!!

hikaririn144

as a Sona main, I'm in love with this ❤ 2 & 4 are my favorite. I await for Jhins' concept! Keep up the good work! 

BluepigART

julshii said:

BluepigART said:

These are really great! Loving the flow of the hair on the second one and the last one, I think the silhouette of the second one is the most interesting so far (all of them are soo good tho) keep it up! great work

haha thank you!! Did you start one as well?

 I was on break but I'll start today actually ! Hope I can get something good enough from this : > 

noarise

Another sona main here! I'm in love with number 3, i think it makes it so unique! I'll be looking forward to your next update

julshii

Here is Jhin's design, tried to match it more with Sona's 2 design. I'll probably play around with it more now that I'm starting the illustration. If you guys have any suggestions please leave them below!! I'm still not 100% satisfied with this 


Here's also what I imagine his face/mask to look like more closely:

Mego

maybe you could try cutting jhins cape so its slanted and doesn't just fall flat, also this is just my  opinion but i feel like the way his mask is cut feels a bit awkward to me. I think that the mask is too round and not contoured to his face enough like in his splash art as well, I know its just a sketch but just something to consider!

 Your work so far looks lovely though, can't wait to see more !

Yangyexin

That's a really interesting depiction of Jhin's face, and the mask is very interesting as well. I dig it 

julshii

Mego said:

maybe you could try cutting jhins cape so its slanted and doesn't just fall flat, also this is just my  opinion but i feel like the way his mask is cut feels a bit awkward to me. I think that the mask is too round and not contoured to his face enough like in his splash art as well, I know its just a sketch but just something to consider!

 Your work so far looks lovely though, can't wait to see more !

Thanks for the suggestions!! I'm thinking of changing to make it kind of wrap around instead.

Yangyexin said:

That's a really interesting depiction of Jhin's face, and the mask is very interesting as well. I dig it 

Thank you! :^D

julshii

Thumbnails!! Please leave a reply which works the best/is your favorite... personally I like 2 (cause it's the most feasible with the small amount of time I have to work on this LOL)

Yangyexin

It's definitely 2 or 3 for me! The mirror definitely helps with the envy/dissonance theme you're looking for for this particular pair. But all of them are stunning, I'm just very excited for this piece!

Mego

wow i really like 2 and 4 !! 

I bet four is Jhins favorite too tbh

bobashek

Love this concept! Cannot wait to see where this goes!

Harley94

Great work so far! 2 is a fitting composition for the subject matter you're illustrating for, and 4 is great as a showpiece for your champion skins. My vote is definitely for either of those!

BluepigART

I'm loving the story of the 4, but the composition of the 2 and 3 are the best looking for a splash art??? These are all amazing tho! * _* !!!! you're so good! can't wait

julshii

Thanks everyone! I think I'll go with 2 (though I might work on 4 later on since I like it as well)

Lagherta

God! That's awesome, hope you continue with this. Sona and Jhin match well thematically. I imagine Jhin's face in another way but I like your depiction. Again, nice work! I'm so excited to see the final result.