About The Recent Splashes.

Dotintheparadox·2/13/2015, 3:18:54 AM·7 votes·1,475 views

Before I begin, I would like to say, I prefer the old splashes, there's nothing wrong with them, if you want an update, then update the splash, don't replace it, please. We've been saying this a lot, there are splashes we didn't think needed to be changed, just updated with color shifts and proportion changes.

Now, about the new Katarina splash.

It's a major shift in appearance, there's nothing wrong with the stance or the colors, and I love the motion captured here, but the face is very off-putting, it's much too long, and has a kind of harshness to it that makes her look very old.

With the recent string in splash arts not fitting in with community opinion, I would like to know very much who is actually doing them, because all of the new splash arts have been designed by the same person. Someone who likes pointy chins and slender, angular faces WAY too much Ahri Ezreal LeeSin Shen Talon Singed (Really amazing splash imo, but still evidence.>Viktor .

Please Riot, tell us which artist has been doing this so we can critique and share our community opinion! We're the ones who are going to be seeing this stuff 24/7!

I INVOKE THY HOLY NAME, PARROTED LORD OF THE FERROUS STYLUS!

::edit:: Another issue I found with the splashes, is the reason for the odd angles, whoever is doing these is using a fish-eye effect in some, to different degrees of success.

12 Comments

Alderon WolfBane2/13/2015, 3:43:04 AM7 votes

I agree with we as a community should have a say on the splash as well since we are the one seeing it all the time I believe it is best if a RED or the artist made a thread so we the community can critique the splash art May it be good or bad, yes there will be toxic comment but that's part of being an artist is, if majority of the community dislike then he/she know's it need's a change.

IMO i like the style like Singed Shen and for Viktor but it does not fit for all champion's

Motajo2/13/2015, 5:22:36 PM3 votes

I may as well repost my comment here since the discussion seems to be in this thread.

if you want an update, then update the splash, don't replace it, please

This, so much. Some splash changes from over a year ago still bother me to this day.

Also, pure speculation, but this style is something I've seen quite often in Chinese media art, so are you using a Chinese artist for the splash updates?

Now that you mention it, I'm getting a little bit of the vibe I got from past Chinese splashes. It's not as strong (for lack of a better term), but it's there.

Jamaree2/13/2015, 3:20:21 AM2 votes

You can't say the entire community doesn't like the new splashes though, because there is a side who does prefer these ones over the old ones.

Der Lindwurm2/13/2015, 5:26:29 PM2 votes

I definitely don't mind a harder, less cuddly look for Kat.

Whoever's been doing these new splashes does have an annoying tendency to give everyone very similar facial features, though.

Kat Head2/14/2015, 6:19:35 PM2 votes

You should never take a beloved and attractive champion and turn them into a Crack Whore, this will not do good things for your career.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/ArCQJCX.png[/img]

Had this of been the original splash for Katarina, it would have been thought of as good work. Taking so much creative liberty that you attempt to change a attractive champion into something repulsive is never going to work.

If Riot does not abandon this splash and it actually hits the live client the general public is going to go apeshit. As for myself I have already made plans to alter my client so that I never have to look at this garbage.

I do not think Riot realizes how many memes are going to be made from this splash and honestly how much people are going to make fun of them in general for this work. This is one of Riots most Iconic champions and now she is a crack whore. LOL.

Kat Head2/15/2015, 4:17:28 PM1 votes

Kats new splash improved !

[img]http://i.imgur.com/e8mApkt.png?1[/img]