[Riot 2017 Art Contest] Star Guardian Taric

Ly Hao Nguyen · Nov 2017

Hello everyone,
I will be doing Star Guardian skin theme for Taric for the contest. He has been one of my favourite characters in League of Legends.

Compressed final image with some watermark on it:

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Ly Hao Nguyen · Nov 2017

Here's the moodboard

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/68/tb01qwf334c9.jpg

Rough concept:

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/8y/m93sycj4tf92.jpg

Marie_Miau · Nov 2017

Perfect!

Ly Hao Nguyen · Nov 2017

@Marie_Miau thank you

update some rough thumbnail for the splash art, trying some fighting/transformating poses

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/2g/mum1kdbo2m5e.jpg

gyllenhaal · Nov 2017

ooh.. taric

The skin is amazing only one suggestion he need a star belt

CloudyCatV · Dec 2017

I need it!

MaoAkari · Dec 2017

AAAAAAA) Kunzite - what a nostalgie ;3

Looks awesome - good luck!

RockaFella · Dec 2017

I really like the bottom left!

ALYBERIA · Dec 2017

The top right conveys more personality, in my opinion. The bottom left is high action and is a great image in itself. I think focusing on the personality first will help when deciding composition. I look forward to your updates!

Ly Hao Nguyen · Dec 2017

@gyllenhaal : Thank you. i though of a star belt too but imo his outfit's gonna look a bit heavy so i removed it

@CloudyCatV @MaoAkari: Thank you

@RockaFella @ALYBERIA : they were my favourite too. I thought the bottom left was abit tight and not possible to show his character so i chosed the top right. But then i colored it and it turned out looking like Soraka's splashart, I sketched a few more poses as below.
Imo I kinda like the second sketch so I tried more poses based on it

The color overall's gonna be like the failed one haha
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MaoAkari · Dec 2017

i'm in love)
This Taric is AMAZING

top right is the best i think, because silhouette is interensting and portrait area silhouette is looks pure too - that is very important

ALYBERIA · Dec 2017

I agree with Mao

gyllenhaal · Dec 2017

I like the first sketch, Its manly and a nice perspective feel.

Ly Hao Nguyen · Dec 2017

Thank you guys. I chose the 2nd one. Here's the color plan and below is value I'm working on. Background is not final, i just put in a quick starry sky image for the mood

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/vh/jdinavvo3f4u.jpg

MaoAkari · Dec 2017

ah, Taric Sempai!

Im becoming your fan, dude)

MaoAkari · Dec 2017

Also bw face look better - in colour something happend to it
Try to flip and rebuild

TheIceWolves · Dec 2017

Sweet

RedSinistra · Dec 2017

oh damn, this has to came to the game soon or later, Riot Plz! . Great Job with the composition and that "anime opening scene" feeling. Keep it up!

Ly Hao Nguyen · Dec 2017

Thank you guys

Here's the current value WIP in diffused light, i will add lighting setup later when I finish with the value. I had a lil trouble fixing everything to the right perspective haha

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/fc/y4jbctpke47k.jpg

Cheers

Skyzocat · Dec 2017

Looking so fab

JoPainter · Jan 2018

Looking great so far!

Ly Hao Nguyen · Jan 2018

@Skyzocat @JoPainter Thank you guys, i'm really glad you like it

Another WIP for Taric

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/fa/mqkwwuwd7sm3.jpg

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Ly Hao Nguyen · Jan 2018

I made quick background for this piece

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/09/ggj6g9mod0tb.jpg

I will make everything a bit blend in later, for now it looks like Taric and the flatform he's standing on too pop-out

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Xeik · Jan 2018

So fabulous, I love it XD He really fits as a star guardian. But since the other star guardians have a star design somewhere on their outfit, shouldn't Taric also have that?

Ly Hao Nguyen · Jan 2018

@Xeik: imo Taric is called "The shield of Valoran" when the new rework come out, even though he lost his shield. So I made Taric a star himself in this theme (maybe this is a bad excuse

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current wip for now, the file is getting huge with all these effects
hair is inspired by Houseki no Kuni

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/ja/r09c74bcy2bx.jpg

Ly Hao Nguyen · Jan 2018

I guess this will be my final version of Taric. Thank you so much for your comments

Here's a compressed image with some watermark because the original one takes too long to upload

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/xa/r6h5lea685ug.jpg

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MaoAkari · Jan 2018

ah that is awesome splash! good luck!

Ly Hao Nguyen · Jan 2018

@MaoAkari Thank you so much, and good luck to you too

Hipporit · Jan 2018

Turned out great! Love the overall tonality of the piece. Best of luck!

bomjspeed · Jan 2018

Taric one love xD

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Ani_2017 · Feb 2018

Best of luck!

jcaguana88 · Feb 2018

Why not to zyra? Please give me a zyra stellar guardian

[Riot 2017 Art Contest] Star Guardian Taric

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