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Make Blood Moon Skins Blood (red) Again!

StigtriX··8 votes·4,681 views

I really like the new Blood Moon skins, especially the VFX, but I do not like the colour choices for Jhin and Twisted Fate. They go too far away from the rest of the skins, akin to Victorious Sivir. I have therefore made some suggestions where I have altered the colours.

Bloodmon Jhin - EDIT 1 http://i.imgur.com/TFu1r1j.png

  • Green cloth is now red
  • Arm guards made purple instead of green for clarity
  • Both eyes are now red

Bloodmon Jhin - EDIT 2 http://i.imgur.com/infHtDB.png

  • Green cloth is now a purple that is different from the rest of the default colours
  • Arm guards made purple instead of green for clarity
  • Both eyes are now red
  • The belt is now red to make it stand more out and separate Jhin's torso from the rest for clarity

Bloodmoon Twisted Fate - EDIT 1 http://i.imgur.com/BrQKBWk.png

  • Blue cloth is now red
  • Eyes are now red, rather than blue
  • Shoulders are now slightly purple, rather than grey to fit more with the rest of the colours

Bloodmoon Twisted Fate - EDIT 2 http://i.imgur.com/3uRSIOv.png

  • Blue cloth is now purple, and the cloak is red
  • Eyes are now red, rather than blue
  • Shoulders are now slightly purple, rather than grey to fit more with the rest of the colours

Bloodmoon Twisted Fate - EDIT 3 http://i.imgur.com/h2LGf9p.png

  • Darker purple to ble closer to black, like originally intended:

{quoted}

The material is intended to be black, but we put a lot of colour into neutral tones to match the way SR is painted.

Theses are just suggestions, and it is rather hard for me to get the colours exactly right when I do not have full access to the files, so I did what I could.

19 Comments

Lauchmelder9 votes

I actually prefer the original versions. Don't get me wrong, you put thought into it, I just like the blue in the original due to it kind of representing a nightsky.

Sharjo2 votes

It also helps to contrast the red very well. Makes it all the more apparent and bold.

InHaruhiWeTrust4 votes

I'm iffy on the jhin edit, but the TF edit looks even better IMO.

Valaran Nara3 votes

I like the edits, but something feels off with them, especially TF.

I think it's mostly because of the lines and how ornate the clothing is. It's decorative to the point where having it all red like that feels...off.

Have you tried just rotating where the colors show?

Like, where it is blue, put red, and where it was red put blue? This is just a thought since it feels like there's...TOO much red with how the clothing has different pieces to it.

Also, I think the reason Jhin has the green top is to purely make his clothes pop out more. While red IS a primary color as well as my favorite color, putting that much red (with that shade, I guess) makes him look a bit...washed out? Like, he put his clothes in the washing machine so many times that it became faded and loss its brightness.

Just my 2 cents. It may just be a case of "what I saw first" vs "what came after"

StigtriX1 votes

Thanks for the feedback :) I have made the red colours of TF less intense below his torso. Did the same with Jhin's vest. The arms and legs of both are pronounced enough with both the different colours to stand out imho, and this would be easier to see in motion. There are a lot of tweaks that are difficult to do with the images I have at my disposal, but ideally, I would have made even better constrast differences etc. while maintining red and pink as colours :) Riot could do that easily.

Valaran Nara1 votes

{quoted}

Thanks for the feedback :) I have made the red colours of TF less intense below his torso. Did the same with Jhin's vest. The arms and legs of both are pronounced enough with both the different colours to stand out imho, and this would be easier to see in motion. There are a lot of tweaks that are difficult to do with the images I have at my disposal, but ideally, I would have made even better constrast differences etc. while maintining red and pink as colours :) Riot could do that easily.

No problem. And remember, colors can easily portray and emphasize a distinct mood or personality.

Imagine if the dominant colors were bright green, and you tried to switch it over to a dark, dusty brown. The feeling the skin evokes would be completely different.

I would like to think the reason TF has more blue than the others is color of blue is rather dark. It's bold, so it has somewhat of an impact, but the shade of it keeps it from being high energy. It looks a bit more calm (cool). Like he's one who will more likely think things out instead of going head over heels overkill on you in a heartbeat. I imagine that once you properly switch the colors around (the way I mentioned before with blue being where the red is and red being where the blue is), he'll take on a more hostile look.

GreenLore2 votes

I prefer the blue,mainly because it brings some color variety into the skin-line.

Heck,I could even imagine that the battlecast line isn't continued nowadays because it is so monotone in color...

StigtriX1 votes

My question is then: why add colour variety outside of red, pink and purple suddenly, and for just a few of them? What is the point of deviating from the original style when one might as well add variety by introducing other skin lines? I just don't get it... :S

Jhin and Twisted Fate are too colourful to fit the theme. Talon's skin is an example of how you can add colour variety while letting the colour red be dominant. It is not that hard. I would not have so much against the blue and green of the skins if the colours were not as dominant, as it clashes with the theme, that is all.

GreenLore1 votes

{quoted}

My question is then: why add colour variety outside of red, pink and purple suddenly, and for just a few of them?

Its not like they deviate THAT much,I mean its not uncommon for some bloodmoon skins to feature other colors(thresh for example has a dark grey armor,Shen also has blue pants,zilean has lots of gold colors,etc.) and while red isn't the most prominent color on Jhin and TF,it is still pretty noticeable.

What is the point of deviating from the original style when one might as well add variety by introducing other skin lines?

Because there is still a lot of things that tie it to the blood moon series,I mean they still wear white masks,have demonic powers and they all also have red on them. Also bloodmoon sells,so of course they want to make more bloodmoon skins.

StigtriX1 votes

There is hardly any red there at all... http://i.imgur.com/qnyJ4UX.png

Jhin and Twisted Fate, and to some extent Talon (not when you see his cape though) feel out of place. Shen, Thresh and Zilean have clearly visible red parts, with metal armour or ornaments in gold being the rest - makes thematic sense and looks nice (apart from the washed-out red of Zilean that I commented upon when the skin was new - but it is at least red). Jhin and TF have cloth colours that clash with the theme, and the few parts that are red don't stand out like on the rest of the skins = does not make thematic sense.

GreenLore1 votes

Twisted Fates back is more red and Jhin always has his red hand.

StigtriX1 votes

TF has too little red on his back, and Jhin's hand is not prominent enough. Just take a closer look at all the Blood Moon skins.

GreenLore1 votes

Yes,its not their primary color,but it doesn't need to be that either,because like I said,it makes sense to differentiate the skins a bit,so that the series doesn't get monotone.

StigtriX1 votes

To me, at least, Blood Moon equals red coupled with pink and purple hues. It is only now, and for two skins, that Riot has altered that. I do not agree on them being monotone, it is staying with the theme. There are a lot of hues to explore, and a lot of combinations and armour pieces that can spice it up. Just keep the reds dominant.

Would you be okay with Battlecast skins in neon pink or Molten skins that for some reason are blue? Arclight skins that are not mainly gold and white, but black and red? Where does one draw the line? I am not okay with Blood Moon skins that deviate as much as Jhin's and TF's. They simply look out of place and like they belong in another theme.

GreenLore1 votes

Battlecast in Neon pink would obviously not function,however I feel like Battlecast had not enough color diversity in general and that,that was one of the reasons why the skin line eventually stopped getting skins,because it simply looked too monotone.

However arclight for example could feature other colors easily,like silver&blue.Sure the skill effects would likely remain yellow(since it is based on using light as a power),but white and gold don't have to be the main colors.

So not everything works with everything,but a skinline based on demon cultists can easily use darker colors like dark blue.

VelvetCrotch1 votes

nice editing imo. could be maybe a bit darker red. :F

StigtriX1 votes

Added a new Blood Moon Jhin edit (EDIT 2).

StigtriX1 votes

Added a new Blood Moon Twisted Fate edit (EDIT 2).

StigtriX1 votes

Added a third TF edit, to go along with Kindlejack's post:

{quoted}

The material is intended to be black, but we put a lot of colour into neutral tones to match the way SR is painted.

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