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Emerald Taliyah

Darkrown··247 votes·12,214 views

Hey, boards! Here's a skin concept for Taliyah that I painted. This particular idea's been gnawing at the back of my mind ever since Taliyah was teased so I'm happy I finally got around to painting it out of my system.

Anyway, thanks for looking! Hope you like this idea and if you have any feedback to share, feel free to drop it below, I'm always open to critique. Cheers~

The elven princesses of the forests of Qrollae are famous for their powers over nature. The youngest of them, Princess Taliyah, is also renowned for two things in particular: her ability to manipulate sparkling emerald shards as deadly weapons, and her fierce curiosity on the world beyond the woods. Now finally past her childhood in elven years, she prepares to venture away from her home, eager to find her way into all kinds of trouble. Unless trouble finds her first... which, frankly, is just a matter of time.

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82 Comments

FakeGravity58 votes

riot honestly cant say anything about lacking ideas or concepts when ppl give them free ideas as good as that

Velzard of Koz12 votes

Yeah to this day I am thinking whether their paid team of skin creators is that incompetent or that "we can't find a theme for them" was someone else's diplomatic but stupid excuse.

SadKill9 votes

Skins take months to make. I would say the size of the team and roster of champions is more to blame. They make a lot of skins, up to five every patch. I'm all aboard the train of giving skins to a wider variety of champs than currently, but it has been a decent variety thus far. Also with skins for Viktor, Taliyah, Yorick and Illaoi confirmed months ago and a recent re-confirmation of these skins hitting soon, meaning by the end of the year.

With all that said. This skin needs to happen though. absolutely gorgeous work on one of my favorite champs.

Galihan1 votes

meanwhile, every single summer more Pool Party, PROJECT, and Star Guardian skins

Father Cthulhu1 votes

People making these skin concepts actually takes away from the options of skins that the skins team has to make. They're not allowed to make skins that fans have already made.

Sihari4 votes

If the fan who made a nice concept agrees, the skin-team can use it. I have seen a really nice darkstar Ori concept on these boards and later that idea made it into the game. c:

Pierce The Veal2 votes

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People making these skin concepts actually takes away from the options of skins that the skins team has to make. They're not allowed to make skins that fans have already made.

Not true at all.

Furthermore, what you post online isn't necessarily your intellectual property. If they took it, they're just somewhat afraid of people suing and causing trouble and expense for no reason. If you sued Riot over such a thing, you aren't likely to win unless you patented it.

Pierce The Veal1 votes

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riot honestly cant say anything about lacking ideas or concepts when ppl give them free ideas as good as that

Darkrown has been posting stuff like this for so long. Every skin he designs looks amazing. Riot should just hire him.

ModKnightsKemplar28 votes

Yeah, I never really thought about it, but we have Emerald Taric and Amethyst Ashe, but it kinda stopped there. Why no ruby, sapphire, topaz champ skins? I want a skin line!

Electro5223 votes

Well, if you're talking about just gem style champs, than yeah.

If not, and your just talking about special rocks in general, we do have Bloodstone, Earthrune, Blight Crystal, Dark Crystal, and Obsidian.

I do agree though, this kind of theme needs to be fleshed out more.

ModKnightsKemplar5 votes

I do love the bloodstone skin line, but it feels different. After all, Taric has two skins in the same one if you consider Emerald Taric and Bloodstone Taric the same Skin Universe.

I do wonder why they didn't make Blight Crystal Varus into Topaz Varus on something. I'm a real sucker for skin lines; I don't like the standalone skins that much other than Ultimate Skins.

SpartenA799113 votes

Why is her ultimate nature based while the skin is suppose to be gem/mineral based? Maybe slight changes to braum's ult glaciers (color and shape) could fit it better.

Chembaron Yamada21 votes

It is still made out of emerald, just with a plant motive. And he used the vines as a motive for the W as well if you look closely.

I think it is fitting. Especially since it seems that this skin is inspired by Elves, which are oftenly pictured with nature themes.

The only other emerald skin in this game (Taric) shows these plant themes as well. Looking at his armor, it looks like he is wearing leaves made out of emerald. https://static.lolwallpapers.net/2016/04/570ea2983a11b.jpg

OP did a really good job keeping Riot's theme for this skin. Hopefully they will consider to do it in the future.

WinTheWarOnPants7 votes

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/200/399/7cb.jpg http://pm1.narvii.com/6157/9729d2a9e6d58a81f7e13e15b0113f0bf5c53aca_hq.jpg

Arthastheiceking2 votes

At least say that he did a good job because he did.

An Undead brat2 votes

But that's what I love about that skin [zombie-nunu-tears]

WinTheWarOnPants10 votes

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/200/399/7cb.jpg http://38.media.tumblr.com/daaa64c7171aa536fc079089a7ba6e3c/tumblr_n9cyzkzfzl1qj5jqso1_500.gif

Friendly Ram8 votes

Wow thats amazing.

One Ashe On5 votes

Emerald TaricTaric Approved.

SoQuiche4 votes

The ultimate needs to changed, otherwise great job![slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

Candurill3 votes

OMG x.x I would buy the **** out of this!!! I love how she shares a lot of the theme with Taric but still makes it her own!!! LOVE IT!!!

Rito Staff3 votes

I was going to say like "I am all for a Talyiah skin but Emerald would be mostly a recolor" - but damn that skin looks good. Ult looks amazing though the vines invoque some other theme, the leave sprouting of it looked like little emerald crystals which also fitted better.

And yeah, there's many themes that fit:

Treasure Hunter Talyiah

Q - throws coins or different gold objects (crown, challice, skull) W - Unearths a pile of gold coins aswell as a chest that jumps into the air and falls onto the pile, rolling down and opening. E - bunch of chests R - she rides smaug c:

Tormentula3 votes

Why the fuck wasn't this her release skin?

Don't get me wrong freljord is a good skin but this looks like something that should've existed already.

Those vines would have to be hard to surf on tho

SAIZOxRYOMA2 votes

i hope this is the next void fizz omg that ult!!!

AFK Push2 votes

the ult is the only thing I don't like, why go from the emerald theme to thorns? There is no reason it couldn't be an emerald wall.

Maligaro Spike3 votes

I guess he didn't want just a green version of her base ult

Sexy Jack Rabbit2 votes

HOLY SHIT YOU KEPT HER SKIN COLOR I LOVE YOU SO MUCH <3

Menchies2 votes

I think this skin would make good and easy chromas. You could change the colour of the gems and plants to a more like Red, Blue or Purple theme (Ruby, Sapphire and Amerhyst) or something.

YerroFever2 votes

Beautifully done, my suggestion would be to maybe change the ult from bramble to gem walls because it doesn't quite make sense to have her abilities be gem, gem, gem, Zyra.

Avarist2 votes

I'd buy this for sure.

Rayjay Redfang2 votes

This is beautiful and needs to happen. Really nothing more to say but well done.

ChilliTacos2 votes

Love the skin concept!

Just a question, how about Taliyah's passive? Do you have an image that might showcase that a little bit? In base and Frejlord Taliyah, her passive sort of leaves a small trail behind and I would like to know how the rock and the trail would look like in this skin.

One again, amazing skin concept!

PurpleKingCrazy1 votes

Well except for the ultimate of Taliyah Emerald skin I think this is a good concept. I think it could evolve to Jade Taliyah skin tho I think it's a good idea for a starter. Taliyah

McKendry21 votes

the Jade skins are chinese new year limited, which is fine. This is a good all around skin concept I think :D

PurpleKingCrazy1 votes

It wasn't like I was downplaying that skin anyway, but yeah still I like it.

Pubic Mullet1 votes

That looks beautiful, but maybe make the ultimate look a bit thicker and denser instead of having bigger gaps. Keep it up! (Have you ever looked into working for the riot design team?)

koshkyra1 votes

this

is amazing

marry me please

Valexx1 votes

Stunning.Taric

sledd1 votes

it should just be an elder wood skin.

ßen Ten1 votes

Logged in just to +1

Poppystar1 votes

she looks freaking adorable good job ;-; <3

TheForgottenGhos1 votes

It looks fantastic!

Pierce The Veal1 votes

Now I want a chroma.

Bejeweled Talyah. Rainbow Gems.

Dazzling.

korppi tuoni1 votes

My first reaction is that it doesn't read incredibly well as Taliyah, of course that Omega Squad Veigar skin made it through so what the hell do I know.

My second reaction is that it's the shoulders and the ult causing the problem. Can the epaulets turn/droop down? Taliyah's always been a cape person more than a shoulder pad kinda girl. I get the plant/druid/elf motif but I'd definitely make the ult more gem based, it's just kind of too Zyra with the vines, and with everything else being gems.

PeachyBubbleStar1 votes

i love this idea, the only thing i'd change is the ulti being vines doesn't seem to make sense, it can be made of giant emeralds... also personally i'd give her a different hairstyle, only since her current freljord skin has a ponytail as well... perhaps a braided ponytail or 2 would look cute? elegant even.

Pαrty Bαrd1 votes

I'm speechless #taliyahmainsunite

ShadowGate19961 votes

This is amazing. I think it will be a great addition to the Elderwood sub-series as it would further increase the depth and volume of the realm. With the aforementioned inspiration for an Elderwood skin of Kindred, I think this would be a good follow up alongside a third skin for another champion to complete the set.

Maybe another coven skin? Who knows? It can happen.

Rawkeeto1 votes

LOVE IT

BladeSteel1 votes

It looks good, I like her cape. I'm not a huge fan of the gloves though, to me they look out of place. And I think the ult also looks a little out of place as well, just an emerald wall would looks pretty cool.

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