If you guys haven't seen yet, Swain's got a new splash art. Overall I'd say it looks pretty good. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iWNhoie3ejU/Vw1CKbPYTdI/AAAAAAAA5yI/Q0uz1Cg_X-0VPdSoM_PUwyWK0fh04FaNwCLcB/s1600/Swain_Splash_0.jpg However, I'd say that the previous updated splash https://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/2672/448/original.jpg looked far superior.
The teased one makes him look older and worn, with sharper facial features, exactly how swain's supposed to look like :/
The teased one was much, much better. Kinda disappointed.
I have to say Beatrice looks more impressive than in the teased one. But as far as swain goes... Was the nose job necessary?
For better decision.
http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r652/Until_Dawn/Swain_zpszmewhv92.jpg
The newer one has black nails, savy~
I like the older ones face more (it just suits him better than the new, almost Snape-ish one), but I adore the fact that his face is collared rather than pull-up masked. He's the goddamn Grand General, not some mad scientist with a jogging fetish.
Yeah, I don't like what they did to his face at all. He looked much better before. Do like the changes with his bird though, that is much more fitting for that part of his character.
As I stare at it longer, I like the new one opposed to tease more. Regardless I'm excited for the mini rework ^.^
I like the change to a high collar instead of the wrappings. He definitely looks younger, but also more feral and brimming with hidden power, in the new one.
If they do decide to make him younger in his new lore, he still looks like he's at least equal in age to Jarvan: more of an early 40s than the early 60s he used to be. And he still looks crafty and sneaky like I would expect a master tactician to be.
I like the facial features of the Teased Swain Picture, but I like the crows and coloring in the newer one :O
You know, there's no confirmation on this but if I had to guess, they changed it because it looked too similar to singed and they did not want any confusion. It's a shame because the facial features on the previous one do look more threatening, in a way.
His new eyebrows are kind of bushy, and his hair just makes him look like a random old man.
I don't like the first one u posted at all... :/ If I would see that splash and consider of buying this champ... I probably would not because I couldn't identify myself with him.
i like the old one hair~
Why forest? Why? He is Grand general, not just a random wise old wizard living in the wild. Teased art had some nice wall-thingies, not some damn ugly trees.
Just to note, the teased splash art was the Centered Splash Art (A centered version of the regular splashes) The teased one does look better tho
I'm okay with the bushier younger look, but he doesn't strike me as a black nail polish kind of guy, the gold and green doesn't look as rich, and it looks like he's sitting in a forest instead of the halls of Noxus. I think the reason is they over did all the blue floating around.
Also the nose is weird in that I don't know which I like better. The first is more "Swainy" because it's got that sharp raveny look, but the second looks more thematically neat as the top guy of Noxus. I'd bring up how the Fiora update messed up her previous facial features for the theme, but with swain we don't really know what they look like in the first place due to the mask. 
I don't like his eyebrows...
Agreed.
i hate swains hair so much i mean either get it all off or a full head of hair not these hideous stripes
Only thing i feel like i should point out (as i already have done in another post) is that the new splash doesn't give you anymore the kind of "Crow" vibe, feels more like "Owl" to me. Be wary, this is just my impression.
If we are to ship x 
, then the Matron would appreciate the teased version :P
I just hope that this new one isn't a Swain's VGU direction which Riot planing on....
The one on top makes it look like he is trying to slowly get a hair transplant, or that he is just angry that someone pulled a prank on him in his sleep and shaved part of his hair and he's grumping about it.
Am I the only one who finds the new Swain Appearance more appealing and fitting for him? The teased one looks very blocky, his hair is not as realistic as it is in the newer one, also his clothing is far superior in the newer one. I dunno just my opinion.
Both are good pieces of Art... Still this is what they both remind me of: http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/smurfs/images/e/ee/Gargamel_Comic_Book.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20111101140813
