Proposed Dragon-Tamer Tristana Splash Art Fix

Lamb with a Gun·12/29/2015, 11:07:25 PM·11 votes·7,469 views

First off, let me preface this with a hello! I'm new to the forums and enjoy seeing all the wonderful things our community comes up with. I've come here through encouragement from friends and peers, and I hope to receive feedback and input on my ideas. I'm a bit new to all of this, so I hope I can share my ideas and critiques regarding champion design and visual assets of League of Legends in way that is clear and concise.

My first project I've decided to tackle was Dragon Tamer Tristana's splash art. I've heard quite the amount of complaints in particular with this skin, mainly with her face appearing unsettling / off-model in comparison to her classic art. I decided to play around with this. My end result is shown here.

I reconstructed both her eyes and mouth entirely from scratch. Her mouth was redrawn to fit her classic splash art more. I pushed the incisors to the ends of her teeth, like the original, and made the shape similar to her update. Her eyes also received an overhaul, with lashes and irises much like her classic skin's splash.

Critiques I've received so far have been to widen her eyes to appear more yordle-ish and to add molars, as the teeth don't seem correct. I'm aware of many of my faults in my fix, but criticism is always appreciated! My version isn't so much a cry for Riot to rework the art, it is rather both an alternative, and a learning experience from one of Riot's mistakes(?) and criticisms they've received from the community.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my fix. I hope I can learn from this and potentially make more content in the future!

EDIT: Side by side comparison (Please note focus is on the facial features)

10 Comments

PixTron12/30/2015, 5:57:55 AM5 votes

Eh, I think the original is fine. She looks adorable in both the ingame model and the original splash art (looks... oddly off, sorry to say). I'm not sure if Riot put a secret skin to make me see something different, but oh well. XD

However, seeing that you actually redid the mouth and eyes from scratch, I simply must commend you on your work! (and the more I look at it, the less it looks 'strange' in my eyes)

P.S. I think Tristana's Base Artwork could use your touch too, IMO. I think her face there is a lot creepier. XD

Tesla Effect12/30/2015, 12:15:37 AM2 votes

Its actually a pretty good fix of the splash art, well done.

Bladerunner777712/30/2015, 7:25:54 AM2 votes

I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks she looks like demon spawn in that splash

SinceILeftYou12/30/2015, 3:53:37 AM1 votes

She looks better! :D Good job.

I hope this could be used. Trist looks a bit too psycho at the moment and your edit tones it down a bit.

Upvoted! :)

shyv12/30/2015, 5:38:21 AM1 votes

jesus, i didn't realize how terrifying her face is in the original until you pointed it out

well done