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(Riot read please!) What happened to Irelia's splash art? :/

AD09743594545·3/18/2018, 10:12:11 AM·3 votes·931 views
https://i.gyazo.com/5a679e793703765d83a6e169051635c3.png

Scrapped one: https://i.gyazo.com/5a679e793703765d83a6e169051635c3.png

New one: https://gyazo.com/c060a7b7e101607edf27140d6212c34e

So the new one looks amazing but there's something wrong with her eyes/eyebrows that make her look like Fiora. Idk but I feel like the makeup is too much on her :/ somehow it feels like a replica of Fiora's splash art... The scrapped one which was displayed in LCS about 2-3 years ago didn't make it live for some reason? **The old/scrapped one makes Irelia look way more fierce and seems to have much more fighting spirit in it! **The new one looks like a woman cosplaying with dramatic makeup... I don't know but I just can't cope with the new art for some reason. What are your thoughts about the new one? (Sorry I tried to be as constructive as possible) did not mean to be harsh in any way to the artist who created this piece of art. It's amazing but doesn't feel like a League of Legends fighter.

Thanks for taking your time to read/leaving a comment! Irelia

5 Comments

Felaze3/18/2018, 10:27:37 AM3 votes

The reason that they look so different is because you’re comparing a revamped base splash for old Irelia, to a completely new Irelia. They aren’t the same person as this old Irelia has fallen out of canon. The new Irelia, from the looks of the reveal trailer was a dancer of some kind, and thus she looks very feminine, poised and elegant compared to her previous iteration. Not to forget the fact the she and Karma are very similar in terms of their status. Both are elders of Ionia and show it very apparently in both looks and stance.

Digielf3/18/2018, 1:51:37 PM2 votes

that's the old irelia, she is not the same with the reworked version so no point in using splash art of an older character that looks completely different now, just like warwick's leaked splash art was changed shortly after

nickolas04043/18/2018, 2:40:40 PM2 votes

i agree , dont like those eyebrows either , they look kinda painted-fake and also they are too thick in comparison with the old irelia