How do you folks feel about community artwork?

ChildishCorbin0·1/30/2015, 5:24:08 PM·2 votes·742 views

heya guys, I've noticed that most LoL backgrounds / mural artwork just tend to be single images or collages of characters. There are some more interesting pieces, but they are few a far between.

I've come across some money recently that I would like to put into a commission , though what I had in mind was far beyond my paycheck.

In short, I wanted to see something like this :http://static.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cutawayhotel.jpg combined with this :http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://onlyfreewallpaper.com/download/league-of-legends-china-fanart-1920x1080.jpg&imgrefurl=https://0hs.eu/images/league-of-legends-chinese-art.html&h=1080&w=1920&tbnid=oAHR5VwrB5ErXM:&zoom=1&docid=4RSWHG_8JDw9yM&ei=gB3LVLT3DYKGyATq1oCYDA&tbm=isch&ved=0CDUQMygIMAg

of course, the art style is still something i haven't quite found yet... I was thinking something Cartoony, but I haven't yet found an image to represent a style that I quite have a taking too so suggestions are welcome!

So I thought, maybe we could have a group of commissioners or artists work together.

concept : i) a simple 2-3 story country house (with basement?) , mid sized , old fashion style (think the farm house they stayed in during the 2nd season of the walking dead) in the winter ii) various scenes of various champs doing various things! community decides! EA: in the basement, karthus and valdimire play pool with some other dark champ , or perhaps they are playing cards with twisted fate and shaco? Or maybe snowday malzahar hitting the backyard hill with nunu! iii) Its big, like 4k res big, so big I can get it printed on a 72x38 poster and enjoy playing eye spy with it.

I'd be willing to pay a fair amount to start it, around 20-30% of the quote (100-150$?) But I've yet to seek an artist (or group of) to create a quote because well, its my 1st time seeking commission , and I know for a fact I won't have enough money to pay for it myself, it would take a long time to do.

so would any of you folks be willing to help pitch in to an artist? we can figure out something with the pay so no one gets screwed or some such.

oh, and whilst your commenting, on a level of 1 - releasing reksai , how foolish am I?

1 Comments

Sir ArmaMalum1/30/2015, 5:46:36 PM2 votes

I am not an artist myself but I know a few artists who do commissions. None are interested in league sadly, but I can give you some tips on working with them.

First off, be prepared and willing to pay a small amount for a sketch. If you like the sketch, you can then move on to a full painting. This is how most commissions work. Other than that an artist needs this information to work with:

  • Color scheme

  • Dimensions

  • Pose (more for individual portraits though)

  • Attire/accessories

  • Expressions

  • Art Style (easiest thing here is to ask for what the artist can do first, then decide if you like them)

Since you're willing on putting a decent amount of money down on this, make sure you ask for an applicant's portfolio. Those are a great way of seeing the general skill level and preferred art style of an artist, as well as being an excuse for an artist to show off, which is always nice.

You're not foolish at all, good luck!