WIP: Boram Illustration (Feedback wanted)

Whyte Lyon··3 votes·513 views

http://i.imgur.com/UfozLJn.jpg

##I don't know if this is going to get the responses I'm hoping for but here goes.

As seen above is the beginning phase of a passion project I intend to complete sometime soon... hopefully. But I find myself hitting a bit of a road block over how I should proceed with the illustration, as there is a huge lack of significant descriptions for this character. I would like to have my drawing be accurate to the history and the aesthetics of Boram + the society/culture he comes from but that's where the issue arises. Because his lore is so finite and since the League retcon who knows what changes could happen to his character when narrative decide to re-approach him. Resulting in my unsurety of what kind of approach I should take on for the design of Boram.

##The only two things I found that could help me with his visualization.

  1. He's "eternally youthful-looking."
  2. This image of Noxian attire.

##The non-descriptive things I could factor in:

  1. Ruled since before the time of King Jarvan I, assassinated during the life time of Jarvan IV. So that would make him what 300+ years old?
  2. Rumored that he was kept alive through necromantic magic.
  3. His endless hunger for power and conquest has driven Noxus to be the nightmarish threat to its neighbors that it is today.
  4. Had a very strong and dependent relationship with General Sion. To the point that Boram had his partner resurrected from the dead.

So I'm asking the community here to help me out with what YOU would think could be quintessentially Boram or maybe what you would like to see? I'm fully prepared to restart my drawing from scratch if need be.


##Some examples of questions I've been asking myself.

  • would he even have facial hair?
  • could he have battle scares?
  • was he a warrior like Sion or a warlock like Swain?
  • would the extended life effect his physical looks in anyway?
  • should his royal uniform be armor plated or does he wear robes (combination of the two)?
  • is his royal uniform regal in apparence or would it be more utilitarian?
  • do Noxian's have military service medals
  • is he an imposing person or modest?
  • do you think what I have is already a step in the right direction or no?

3 Comments

Arakadia1 votes

He looks eternally youthful, so i wouldn't give him baggy eyes, significant facial hair, or battle scars.

Also the left eye, or his right eye is tilted. And his nose should begin higher and end higher. Looks really cool so far, can't wait to see the outcome!

Whyte Lyon1 votes

I 100% plan to re-do the sketch again, mostly cause the eye and nose really bugs me too. The entire profile IS just a concept that I wanted to explore first before settling on something way more closer to the (limited) description we do have. Actually i took a lot of inspiration like the beard and long facial structure from Napoleon III

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8EyQXY-BkF8/T3OZMc7SUGI/AAAAAAAAIj8/91pmX6EuOuk/s1600/photo_2_acd305e18772488db9b72b7f42b20ba2.jpg

I just wasn't sure if it really did feel like i was going in the right direction or not. As a fancy moustache is more regal then utilitarian... but then again i dont want Boram to look too generic in appearance.

Arakadia2 votes

Sounds like you've got it figured out. Second drafts can be so much better, but it's hard to redo all that work sometimes.

Yeah the facial hair is wierd because I can imagine him having it but you want him to look young too. I would stick with short, trimmed, and/or groomed.

More from Concepts & Creations

More by Whyte Lyon