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Ashe Visual Update Idea by Artist: Verauko

Tripack·12/23/2016, 1:27:13 PM·15 votes·2,422 views
Ashe Visual Update

Disclaimer: NOTHING in this thread was created by me! All credit to DeviantArt artist Verauko.

So I came across this DeviantArt page a while ago when searching for the possibly of an Ashe VU. I couldn't seem to find it anywhere else on the League boards and decided to link it. Verauko has designed an amazing update for each of Ashe's skins that she felt were no longer up to League's standard (therefore Marauder, Heart Seeker and Amethyst were excluded.) I love the fact that these were made with thematics in mind. Since the Freljord is (wait for it...) COLD there's no miniskirt or crop top on her Freljord related skins. Overall I think it's an amazing idea and idk about the rest of you but would love to see Riot pick something like this up. I'll link anther picture of Ashe with Bow and fully covered legs as well as a Caitlyn VU idea by the same artist.

http://verauko.deviantart.com/art/Ashe-of-Freljord-577604586 http://verauko.deviantart.com/art/Caitlyn-VU-571659295

P.S. If this has already been discussed I'm sorry for reiterating it.

8 Comments

Sexy Jack Rabbit12/23/2016, 2:34:18 PM3 votes

I really do love and adore this redesign, they've done a magical job with it. From first impression her Caitlyn re-design is to me, horribly boring. It lacks a strong silhouette.

Valor Bot12/23/2016, 9:48:05 PM2 votes

I've always wondered why Ashe is depicted as wearing a miniskirt in the middle of the biting cold Freljord. It's unlikely she'll get a visual update/redesign any time soon, but I think Verauko's concepts are definitely a step in the right direction.

Also, the side-quiver is a design choice that hasn't been used yet for any other League champion as far as I'm aware and I think it really lends Ashe an air of elegance and beauty while giving her somewhat of a unique accessory as well :)

Thanks for sharing this with us!

LankPants12/24/2016, 2:48:21 PM2 votes

Something about it just doesn't look like Ashe to me. Ashe's clothes always have a look of high design about them, they're not clothes that anyone would wear, they're highly intricate for the upper class. The golden trims on her clothes clearly serve no actual function, they're symbols of Ashe's status.

The problem I have with the classic skin is that it just doesn't look like something someone of high status would wear. It looks cobbled together. I just couldn't see Ashe wearing something purely for it's practicality, as he said, he was inspired by Sejuani/Braum but Ashe is a distinctly different champion to them. She's more of a political character unlike Braum and Sejuani who are closer to pure fighters.

I'm not opposed to all of his designs, I like his redesigns for Woad and Queen, but I think I like them because they're far more conservative. I also do like Sherwood, I feel like he did an overall better job of catching this skins theme than classic and Freljord. I also don't have a problem with any of them artistically, I just feel like these two skins are a thematic miss.

Winterkill12/23/2016, 2:41:10 PM1 votes

I love all of the Ashe redesigns.

The Caitlyn redesign makes her look very old. I don't hate it but I don't like it.

Good job on all of it though <3

Rundus112/24/2016, 12:05:18 AM1 votes

The Ashe idea seems like a really cool one. If Riot ever decides she needs a VU, I hope that's the direction they take, although I am very fond of the current Queen Ashe skin. Idk why, but something about the skin just gives it a regal feel. I think it's the way her dress moves when walking and how well the gold and blue play off each other in her current color schemes. Either way, the rest of this Ashe VU I am 100% down for. I get why they did it, but it really doesn't make the most sense for a Freljord champ to be wearing a miniskirt unless they are just supposed to be a tough-as-nails badass chick who doesn't care, but the only one of those we got is sej and she opted for the full battle gear instead (and understandably so).

Oh, and as for the Cait one, I'm gonna have to disagree. She NEEDS the big hat. Like, 600% needs it. Also, the slimmer design just seems to fit her confident go-getter attitude. As to how conservatively she needs to dress, that is up for debate, but a big puffy dress just seems ill-fitting imo. It takes away from her sassy disposition.

Sapphires12/25/2016, 3:57:49 AM1 votes

I love the VU concept and I wish Riot redesigns Ashe's Sherwood and Freljord skin to make it different from her base skin. It's weird that Taliyah's outfit in her Freljord skin is better than Ashe's when Ashe is the Queen of the Freljord. And how Sherwood is just a green chroma of her base skin when it could have so much potential to be a Robin Hood inspired skin like the one from the VU concept. But anyway regarding the VU, I feel like her base and Freljord skin should have more accents of royalty (like the gold trimmings on her current skins). And her bow for the base skin should look more like it's made of ice.

Flyinguillotine12/23/2016, 5:35:04 PM1 votes

These are great. Please add these to the game rito.