Take a look at this.
http://sakimichan.deviantart.com/art/VIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-473418898
As well as this.
http://sakimichan.deviantart.com/art/Ahri-391295844
Hire him/her. You'd be doing yourself a favor.
RiotRiot Girl8 votesStunning. Also, Ahri's eyes are the correct color, unlike in our cinematic.
ModCaptainMårvelous6 votesIt could be possible that the artist doesn't want to work for Riot. Some artists prefer to be their own thing and make art as they wish instead of being on a company payroll.
Sunfield1 votesI say Riot should give it a shot. I dont know any LoL fan who would turn down an opportunity to design for Riot
ModCaptainMårvelous1 votesChances are, if this artist wanted to work for Riot, they would have put in an app for the art department (As it has some open positions)
MackleDoge4 votesI'm on board with this, I really like the coloration of the Vi artwork. I'm not sure of the exact terminology for it, but I really like the way this artists balances specific bright areas of color and lower contrast areas.
Stacona2 votesby adding brightness around the main figure and have a darker background after that it makes the main figure stand out more
MackleDoge1 votesAh alright, thanks, that is a much better way to word it. Is there a technical term in the art community for that?
Stacona2 votesThere is technically not a technical term for anything- just knowledge and a sense how things work after doing so many artworks of any medium- pretty much, learning how things work just by doing
Phely1 votesI think the word you're looking for is contrast. But I agree, he blends all the colors really well to give it "Vi's" personality.
Hoi Im Temmo3 votesDAT AHRI
Kao Atlantis1 votesWow I have been looking at this artist's gallery. Very impressive artwork all around.
soylent shipment1 votesBeautiful.
soylent shipment2 votesIf this guy drew hentai......
Conncept1 votesEh I don't know, I'm familiar with Sakimichans work, used to follow him/her (no idea there) but stopped years ago because everything he/she does looks so completly textureless. Back in art school we called works like this 'felt paintings', because everything has the exact same soft bland lighting and texture, like felt under a desk lamp. Not to mention in the case of sakimichan there are always positioning and composition problems... look at the angle of Ahris legs, then look at the width of her hips... are they not attached to each other? Right side of officer Vi as well, silhouette is completely lit yet you lose structure to poor positioning. Not to mention the regular sloppy perspective and cheap vignettes, seriously, stop vignetting everything!
Don't get me wrong he/she can do most everything better than I can do (though I'm working on that), and Riot has put out stuff with worse problems than anything in his or her gallery (coughnewkarmasplashcoughcough) but to say its so perfect that he or she should be hired on the spot is going a little far.
Sunfield2 votesSounds like art classes ruined you to the point you cant even enjoy art :p
Conncept1 votesAnd that's exactly what someone without a mind's eye for art would think, but they'd be wrong. Satisfaction is the consolation prize of the untalented, I would wager this artist herself looks at her art the same way I do. But the unending pursuit of betterment and higher talent, if you're really meant for this work, makes you happy, not miserable. I'm not nearly as good as this artist, and she likely has idols she doesn't approach either, i but I'm happier the more I try, and if she is meant for this work so is she.
Sunfield2 votesPerfecting yourself shouldnt stop you from enjoying a finished project, even if its not nearly as ideal as you wanted it to be. Way to make drawing a chore.
But I do agree with many points you made
Conncept1 votesYou didn't properly read what I wrote if that is what you think I meant.
If you ever wish to be an accomplished artist, you will look at every single work you ever complete and see room for improvement, nothing is perfect, no matter how long you work on it. But you will enjoy it and be happy about your work regardless, enjoyment of the work and some level of dissatisfaction with the results are not mutually exclusive.
HiddenSpikeTrap1 votesI've actually followed this artist for a long time. She's extremely talented. I was happy to see her do some league creations.
