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Occams Raiser13 votes

I think every time someone comes up with a fantastic skin, that is one more skin Riot won't use due to legal restrictions of not wanting to pay for outside ideas. You have guaranteed that this skin will never happen just by asking for it. The irony.

Moulin Rouge4 votes

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I think every time someone comes up with a fantastic skin, that is one more skin Riot won't use due to legal restrictions of not wanting to pay for outside ideas. You have guaranteed that this skin will never happen just by asking for it. The irony.

Lol. Unfortunately true.

On the bright side they might take inspiration from this...

RiotRiot Baconhawk28 votes

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Lol. Unfortunately true.

On the bright side they might take inspiration from this...

Actually, this is NOT true (the bit about the skin not being possible because it's a fan concept). Skin ideas and inspiration come from everywhere, to include these skins by CLG's manager/art director, MaTTcom:

http://img05.deviantart.net/3bc6/i/2012/068/e/8/astronautilus_by_mattcomgo-d4s7qv9.jpg

http://orig07.deviantart.net/8e83/f/2012/110/9/c/pool_party_ziggs_by_mattcomgo-d4x1e1n.jpg

do these look familiar? :)

There are others but these are the top two I think of when I think of player concepts.

I hope this clears things up :)

(P.S. And I'm a huge fan of Tom Randby's work myself!)

BetaDude408 votes

Unrelated question.

If you eat bacon, does that make you a cannibal?

Ariel the Cruel5 votes

Depends on the type of bacon, I'd imagine.

CornbreadAvenger1 votes

Maybe it's a hawk that likes to eat bacon rather than a hawk made from bacon.

SnugglePuggle944 votes

Is this Zyra skin a possibility? Please mention it to the Skins team!! <3

Garentheon2 votes

Ive just seen his work today. Couldn't stop scrolling. Hire this man!

RiotRiot Hylia2 votes

Thank you!!!

Garentheon1 votes

Seriously dude. I was trying to log in to my Twitter (which I don't use) just to tell you that you should apply to Riot. The style of that Akali concept looks so inline with what they're doing with updates

Captain Aishi1 votes

if I recall correctly, battle bunny riven was a community concept as well, and it probably made you guys filthy rich to produce seeing as every riven player in the world seems to have bought that skin twice XD

rtbf2256182411 votes

Though these are super rare and there have been so many great ideas.

Tundra Fizz1 votes

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I think every time someone comes up with a fantastic skin, that is one more skin Riot won't use due to legal restrictions of not wanting to pay for outside ideas. You have guaranteed that this skin will never happen just by asking for it. The irony.

No, because Void Fizz was 100% based off a fan's idea.

http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=2530163

Guy Fox Teemo1 votes

Riot legally owns all fan concept created ideas for league of legends (Read the tos) any and every art piece (For league) made must be provided for free to the community. They can modify recreate and basically do anything with your idea without any compensation for you.

TheTarians8 votes

wait, so does that mean that since League porn does exist. And technically it can be considered fan art. Does that mean that Riot also owns all of the League of Legends porn?

PerishSoftly1 votes

Truly the question that had to be asked. Upvoted. (Just gonna sneak away now)

Mestm9712 votes

This is a great skin, bump

Princess Emma9 votes

and more movement speed.

SpartenA79919 votes

As a proud zyra main, i must say this. GIMME. [zombie-nunu-hearts]

FantasySniper2 votes

This is the sort of thing that gives me wet dreams because she has so few skins right now.

Solaris Yuna6 votes

I'll take it!!!

TheTarians5 votes

I think that it looks more like Greek Goddess Zyra. The whole thing just says GREEK to me. Kind of like if... Demeter, I think it is, was a champion.

RiotRiot Hylia2 votes

Exactly! I'm leaning more towards Persephone while I'm designing it (it's still in progress) but it's meant to be thematically similar to Mythic Cassiopeia, which is a commemorative skin created to celebrate the launch of League of Legend's Greek servers and is inspired by Greek Mythology!

CasterGilgamesh2 votes

you do realize that mythic skin line is basicly that? Cass has a mythic skin and its basically the medusa wanna be skin but its still a good skin...

Zerana3 votes

What is so wrong with Riot setting up a standard contract for outside resources making skins? It's clear that they want to do it, they just want to do it at their own pace. Having a freelance department and a regularly staffed skin department makes sense, it means you get more talent and work done at the same time. As long as a % based contract is in place for the freelancers I see no issues with such and arrangement.

IS1E531E3F9641932 votes

I'd rather have it they fix her terrible plant AI first.

Dat Ashe HD1 votes

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I'd rather have it they fix her terrible plant AI first.

They will fix it in the mage update this year.

TheUltimateSpear2 votes

Looks really cool!

Enrovy2 votes

10/10 would main and insta-buy

XSkylarcX2 votes

Hi guys, im working on a FanArt model based on this concept, i thought you might like to see it :) I have started to make the Game Rez model but no Wip's of that yet

https://cdnb3.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/003/197/607/large/mona-skoog-fbzyra.jpg?1470929207 Zoomed

https://cdnb1.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/003/197/605/large/mona-skoog-zyrarenderhp.jpg?1470929186 fullview

here is my artstation page https://www.artstation.com/artist/monaskoog

Actually xPeke1 votes

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Actually xPeke1 votes

Nevermind. Just found out this is still work in progress.

Celeste Benal1 votes

Is beautiful. Is deadly.

Jhin and Zyra sitting in a tree...

bgillz1 votes

Looks cool.

DeynaTaggerung1 votes

I want a good zyra skin, plz

Dat Ashe HD1 votes

As a Zyra lover since her release in terms of gameplay wise and personality wise. This is à nice skin idea and she would fit the theme for this skin.

angery pout1 votes

This would be so amazing to play.

Darkmoon Yorshka1 votes

Isn't this Hylia's work? I follow him on Tumblr saw this as a WIP. Do you two work together?

RiotRiot Hylia1 votes

It's my concept, yeah! Moobeat shared it in the comments on Surrender at 20 and it got a little attention and found its way to the boardsC: Still doing some work on it!

Neamean1 votes

Yea I saw it and though it was too good to not share it.

KissenKitten1 votes

Really beautiful!!!

Darkmoon Yorshka1 votes

Oh okay okay, sorry for the misunderstanding lol. I just didn't wanna see someone else get credited for your work, and now I see where they linked you, my bad 😅

Forbidden Siren1 votes

I'm surprise they didn't do more Mythic skins. I mean, Greek mythology is pretty big, they could be creative on a lot of champions.

Ardashiir1 votes

I would have to buy Zyra just for this skin. Very well done.

Neamean1 votes

If you like it you can also take a look at the artist twitter which is filled with amazing work.

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/player/NA/Hylia?content_type=discussion

Gavry1 votes

She looks so cool !!!! [slayer-jinx-catface]

MrShunpo1 votes

Amazing! [zombie-nunu-hearts]

MenoOG1 votes

OMG PLEASE! this an A1 skin idea, I would insta buy. I love zyra but i hate her skins atm so i don't play her... tragic. She needs a new skin anways.. :D

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