My take on trying to improve the new Ahri splash art

PuDDG26FP9·12/18/2014, 6:53:17 AM·12 votes·6,050 views
http://imgur.com/L9n1mGo

For better resolution of picture please go into the imgur link and click on it The newly update Ahri splash art still looked kind of weird to me. So I just repainted it a little bit in photoshop to see if I could improve things in there. Mainly to make her look more "Ahri like" and adjusted a few things that I thought would make more sense. Here are some details that I changed in my take

Hair: Increased volume of hair on the back of her head, removed some around the right side of her face. Makes it easier to identify the shape of the skull and direction she's facing.

Face: Changed direction of her pupil and gave her a smirk so that it look like she's luring someone into the wood. Added thicker eye-lines to give her sleepy eye some energy. Adjusted her chin so it doesn't look like she had a chin plastic surgery. Right ear position also adjusted so it makes more sense in this angle.

Body: Adjusted her breasts a little towards the head and resized them to better fit the angle and the size of the original art. Shrunk her upper torso a bit as well so she's less strong and independent amongst other female champions, but strong enough to overwhelm men. Left hand and left shoulder also adjusted, made the hand larger and upper arm more close to her shoulder, so it makes her left hand look more pointed towards the screen, it also adds more depth to the picture. I tried to make it look like she's running away from someone but at the same time also trying to lure them into the woods. It gives more of a naughty feeling about this character.

Background: Added light interactions to her surroundings (mainly the woods around her) so the background doesn't look out of place.

I also want to talk about the reason people having problem with her face. I think the thing with people having problem with her face isn't really that "she doesn't look asian", or "she looks too western". Considering that Ahri is probably created and mostly viewed with more or less the image of Naruto or feminized Naruto in mind, it isn't hard to understand that people really are just simply asking for a more "anime or manga-ish face". No matter how much asian Riot make her, the people won't be satisfied, it's impossible to get it right. After all people wasn't asking for a realistic face in the first place.

EDIT: Played around with Channel Mixer and Levels, a different colortone and brighter version that makes it look familiar with the old art which I think is kinda cool http://imgur.com/zsWiLT7

24 Comments

Keevalroy12/18/2014, 7:07:53 AM13 votes

I don't want to say it's beyond saving, but they need to make a new splash art, not slightly modifying what caused a major backlash. The reason people hate the new versions is...well, because they're NEW. They weren't asked for, when shown, they weren't wanted, when reverted, people were delighted by the news, and now they're trying again with the same exact thing, only changing small things about it, and doing...whatever they did to her face.

Riot, we don't like the art. We don't want this change. Why is it so important to update her splash just for the sake of updating, especially when there isn't anything wrong with what we have now other than it's "outdated?" So why not give just a little bit of a touch up the live art to make it look a little more high quality?

Dont be Hasty12/18/2014, 11:15:22 AM7 votes

I just don't want her to look like that god-awful piece of dung they call a cinematic. Stop pushing it, some of us really hated it.

Inphernal12/18/2014, 8:14:15 AM4 votes

the only reason people are bitching so much about this splash to the extent that theyve had to modify it 3 times, is that its Ahri. Weaboos are afraid of change, what other champion splash had this many complaints? If a neko catgirl scythe loli champ came out people on this forum would shit their pants and have the same reactions whenever anything that subtracts from that japanese-fantasy girl image replaced the old assets. And i guarantee all the complaints would be "not seductive enough" "not japanese enough" "boobs too small (YOU AFRAID OF A REAL WOMAN MALE CIS SCUM???)"

This is what you get when you cater to a young male demographic and actually take their opinions into account like a fool.

patmax1712/18/2014, 2:51:11 PM3 votes

i like this changes, upvoted! ^^

Kerrigan 4 Prez12/18/2014, 10:58:06 PM3 votes

my biggest problem with the new one is that her face looks like it belongs to a serial killer. It also lacks the trickster spirit of a fox.

DrPali12/18/2014, 1:06:33 PM3 votes

I think this is how she should look like, more anime-ish and cute while still dangerous

Lover Lips12/18/2014, 6:56:38 AM2 votes

If yours is the one on the right, good work. If it's the one on the left, get rid of the white spotty lines on the trees an what not, looks silly. Otherwise it looks fine to me.

Krizalid12/18/2014, 1:25:43 PM2 votes

Stop. Splash arts are brilliant. Stop.

Squeaky Dreemurr12/18/2014, 6:41:15 PM2 votes

I am in love with your original edit. I can not visualize a more perfect version of Ahri. Your adjustments are well thought out and are exactly what this splash needed. The face in particular is stunning. If I could upvote this one hundred times, I would. It does Ahri justice.

+100

Wînter Fox12/19/2014, 3:16:45 AM2 votes

I love your changes 100%. Her chest looks more pronounced like she's sticking it out, her cheeks look rounder, and the downward glare makes her more alluring and even a bit menacing. Great job, overall she looks perkier and more playful (may also be because of the brighter colors), like I can hear her saying "If you'd like to play with me, you'd better be sure you know the game."

HengTai12/19/2014, 1:37:29 AM1 votes
SanKakU1/12/2015, 8:44:47 PM1 votes

So, you want to give her boobs that look fake. A wasted effort.

MAZZ1M012/19/2014, 7:58:04 PM1 votes

Not bad. Much better than Riot's version. I think the ears could've been left alone though. The eyes, I know they're supposed to be vulpine, but they still seem too sharp to me. Dunno if there's a way around that, but then again, I loved the original version of this splash so I'm biased anyway.

Giovarco12/19/2014, 8:46:01 PM1 votes

This art is worse than the other one. I think that they should just change concept. I don't like that background and they should stop trying to fix the old one. She need to be sexy, joker and deadly. Otherwise, they could just redraw the live art and make it more modern, if they like.

jade harley BARK12/27/2014, 12:15:43 AM1 votes

Much better, especially with the eyes and face shape. Shes based off of asian lore, and in the original version of this splash they made her look like white. The next was slightly better, but this definitely gives me the image of Gumiho/Kumiho. Good work ^^

PsylentFox1/12/2015, 3:06:51 AM1 votes

My comment didn't go. So, I'm pissed, but hey... it looks way better. Looks more seductive and more mature, sharp and angular versus soft and rounded. Her ears and tails and whiskers look a lot better. I like the lighting because it looks like Ahri is interacting with her environment more. If her left hand was making a 'come hither' motion towards the viewer it would be the icing on the cake, and would fit her temptress motif and backstory a lot more. Now if only we could find someone who can do tails like what I'm posting.

Regina George12/18/2014, 11:19:02 PM1 votes

God, you guys complain so much about something you will barely even see. Can you please just MOVE ON?