https://d272c7ugnrxpmt.cloudfront.net/media/catalog/product/j/a/janna_1.jpg
It looks gorgeous and 10 times better than the meatface she got with the last patch :/
Xtremey18 votesstill looking between her legs
Tis a nice day4 votesShe does seem to have fuller thighs in this one.
ImHerVoice3 voteswhats wrong with that? Nothing at the ass/thighs area is a turn off to most people, I'm no exception.
Twig interpretations of things are a gross thing for me to witness...
I actually had that art as my desktop when it first came out from the artist for awhile.
But since the new leblanc harrowing skin came out I've had that as my desktop since then.
Maybe I should change it again...
Tis a nice day2 votesFuller is better of course.
ImHerVoice1 votesexactly. Its more visually appealing and (imo) the artists prefer doing a more fuller look. Its more proportional and overall sexier.
GetBoomedOn10 votesDang this is much better than her splash currently or ever. I approve!
cshakes6 votesEhh, her previous splash had equal/better(?) composition imo, but the art on this is better. Also her anatomy looks much more believable than on the current splash.
Alljoy9 votes..
Brb looking for my jaw on the ground.
Shíny7 votesIt is quite beautiful but I don't believe she actually fits in with the style Riot likes for their in-game assets.(not saying that her new splash art fits that well either though >.<)
GenoXx8 votesYou mean they can't use it for the style of femanazis
Shíny7 votesNo i literally mean the style isn't consistent. Compare Janna to 
or 
. Without getting too in depth, the best way i could describe it is artgerm's janna is too photo-realistic.
There's nothing wrong with the way she's portrayed it's just not Riot's style.
ModWulf Helhammer1 votesYeah, the poster is very life-like in the style, while the splash arts aren't
cshakes4 votescoughs 
's splash doesn't fit into League's style, either.
Final GirI7 votes
this does not look like a meat face. It's more like a boney face. Not to mention the poster doesn't fit in with the other new splash arts.
1st HanarSpectre11 votes
And the new horrible Janna splash art looks NOTHING like the character. It's like the artist was told what Janna looked like but never saw her model. It's horrible. So why keep the splash when it fails in its only purpose, which is to present a champion.
RoyaiChaos5 votesJanna was based on the Chinese splash anyways, she looked quite different from the former splash as well. But I do want her to be slightly less pale :C
GreenLore4 votesbecause her ingame model is extremely outdated. Why should they restrict themselves to the ingame model if it simply looks rather bad.
1st HanarSpectre9 votesbecause her ingame model is extremely outdated. Why should they restrict themselves to the ingame model if it simply looks rather bad.
Are you high, she got a VU and her model looks fine, right at home in the new summoner's rift. The splash just has an ugly ass face that looks nothing like her.
GreenLore3 votesHer VU was done 2011-07-25 that means it is quite outdated by todays standards,even though it doesn't look as bad as many others.
Final GirI1 votesHer hair is lighter in the splash then it is in game and her skin is more pale. Other then that, they got all of her details pretty spot on.
R33LNAUTI5 votesI have to agree, Janna's new splash is hideous. I'm just not sure who deserves the most shame, the artist, or the blind person that ok'd it.
Gigahappytown4 votesWon't fit in with riots current art style for default splashes
If we just had a bunch of differently styled splash arts the game would be a mess
Thats why they only have 2 Smooth and colorfull and bright and highly detailed
Ziggsx3 votes
mtman3183 votesI knew that was Artgerm's work! Check out some of his other stuff: http://artgerm.deviantart.com/
Muchashca1 votesYep, recognized the style immediately as well. The reason this isn't the official artwork is because Riot doesn't own it. And the style is different from the rest of the splash arts.
cwleungaa3 votessomeone asked my question when I see this picture
Jungle Lux God3 votesI feel like the poster looks good as a poster, but I'm not sure if it would transition well into a splash art.
In addition, her current splash art captures Janna's personality and abilities a lot better than this poster. This poster seems to suggest that Janna has ice-based abilities, but she is a wind mage, and if you read Janna's lore you would know that this poster does not represent who Janna is nearly as well as the current splash art.
Diahane5 votesI feel like the poster looks good as a poster, but I'm not sure if it would transition well into a splash art.
In addition, her current splash art captures Janna's personality and abilities a lot better than this poster. This poster seems to suggest that Janna has ice-based abilities, but she is a wind mage, and if you read Janna's lore you would know that this poster does not represent who Janna is nearly as well as the current splash art.
It represents her so badly that they're selling it! It's just incoherent imho. They told some time ago that they wanted characters to feel consistent throughout the platforms they put them on. Darius should always look Darius, the tough dude, for instance. Then they have a splash-art for the client completely different from the poster they're selling. Janna doesn't deliver a consistent experience this way. Someone not familiar with LoL could as well wonder if it's the same character the two drawings are about. Actually, one could argue that one of them must be fanart, given the differences.
Jungle Lux God2 votesThat's a problem with the poster, not the splash art. The poster screams that Janna is a seductive ice mage, and he current splash art properly suggests that she is an untouchable wind mage.
Also, they did the same thing with their Katarina poster, except it doesn't deviate so bad: https://euw.merch.riotgames.com/en/art/posters/katarina-poster.html
Diahane5 votesThat's a problem with the poster, not the splash art. The poster screams that Janna is a seductive ice mage, and he current splash art properly suggests that she is an untouchable wind mage.
Also, they did the same thing with their Katarina poster, except it doesn't deviate so bad: https://euw.merch.riotgames.com/en/art/posters/katarina-poster.html
Sorry, to make that joke in the first line I wasn't clear at all. I just wanted to point out how the discrasy of the splash-art and the poster is not in line with their policy on the matter of champions representations. Besides, Janna was actually meant to be "seductive". There were tidbits of lore about her being popular with the fans for her beauty and even of sexy pics of her being leaked. The new splash-art doesn't justify that part and it's probably more in line with what they want her to be in the future, after an inevitable rework. I'm not against this conceptually, I'm just presenting how the situation was, is and probably will be.
Also, I knew of the Katarina poster and, as you observed, it doesn't deviate from her usual representation. She has pretty much all the features* she should have to be recognizable as Katarina and that's what Riot's policy is. What I meant is that in Janna's case there's incoherence, since they're pushing her into a new representation (with a different body type to boot, which is not a bad thing, but surely a pretty evident one) with the splash-art but marketing her now "outdated" image at the same time.
* Of course I mean dual blades, scar, tattoo, red hair, spikes and leather jacket.
GreenLore1 votesTo be fair,janna never received that much characterisation in the first place. Her VO is basically just her talking about the wind,so that doesn't really tell us much. Her lore only establishes that she is a good person who wants to make the world(especially Zaun) a better place to live in. She is/was some kind of celebrity even among champs,but being popular doesn't tell us much about her character,since that could very well come from her noble goals and good looks(as well as wearing not very much).
The flirty part was never made explicit,the photos were made by an ex-boyfriend,so it is quite possible that janna has a flirty side,which she would only show to her boyfriend(which is quite likely since she tried to get the photos back and made an effort to not loose her face because of them,so she seemed to be quite embarassed about it).That doesn't mean that she's overall a flirty person,especially since it was said that she seems to be "untouchable",which does kinda clash with the whole flirty-idea.
Diahane1 votesTo be fair,janna never received that much characterisation in the first place. Her VO is basically just her talking about the wind,so that doesn't really tell us much. Her lore only establishes that she is a good person who wants to make the world(especially Zaun) a better place to live in. She is/was some kind of celebrity even among champs,but being popular doesn't tell us much about her character,since that could very well come from her noble goals and good looks(as well as wearing not very much).
The flirty part was never made explicit,the photos were made by an ex-boyfriend,so it is quite possible that janna has a flirty side,which she would only show to her boyfriend(which is quite likely since she tried to get the photos back and made an effort to not loose her face because of them,so she seemed to be quite embarassed about it).That doesn't mean that she's overall a flirty person,especially since it was said that she seems to be "untouchable",which does kinda clash with the whole flirty-idea.
I kind of agree with you, but her joke tells us about someone who has no problem doing innuendos to hotlines, so I wouldn't even go for an ataraxic and unreachable Janna scenario. She's kind of untouchable, that's said in her lore, I know, but that is a feeling people around her get, it's not something she is. She may as well appear out of reach and untouchable, but that doesn't mean she's not someone who wouldn't say a dirty joke or flirt. She has always had poor characterization, but the tidbits we have about her are more in the direction of her being a normal woman who doesn't mind being flirty when she sees it fit. The whole "untouchable" part, while there in the lore, isn't truly reflected in her in-game. That said, I'd perfectly understand if Riot wanted to rework her to fit more into that theme, because her current standing is pretty a blank state, with her supposed features not being really shown at all. Nonetheless, the poster the thread talks about is pretty much faithful to what they've done with her up until now. It's her new splash-art which is a change of direction for the character. Not necessarily a bad one, of course, we'll have to wait and see what they have in store for her. All this said, I think is an incoherent move from them to sell in the store a poster which was done with the old "characterization" in mind when they actually want to go for a whole different design.
GreenLore1 votesI wouldn't take jannas joke that seriously considering it refers to something that most likely doesn't even exist in runeterra.
Overall I am not saying that she is not flirty at all,it is just a small part of the character and not such a big one. It simply isn't the main focus of her character,so I wouldn't say the splash art deviates too much from her character just because it isn't flirty
Diahane2 votesI wouldn't take jannas joke that seriously considering it refers to something that most likely doesn't even exist in runeterra.
I used that just to point out that she's not an ataraxic distant being, since she doesn't mind jokes such as that nothing more.
Overall I am not saying that she is not flirty at all,it is just a small part of the character and not such a big one. It simply isn't the main focus of her character,so I wouldn't say the splash art deviates too much from her character just because it isn't flirty
I kind of agreed with this already =P I wanted to just highlight how that side of her, although it shouldn't be the main one, it's the only one actually portrayed in-game, while the characterization the new splash conveys is the one which was never portrayed even if it was stated in her lore. That's why I bet a lot of people where more confused by the new splash-art than this poster. The poster they sell has the only Janna people could have access to up until now, while the new splash refers to a Janna that still has to become a thing in-game, probably after they rework her. I'm not arguing her core theme is being flirty, of course, I'm saying that it's the only thing they've shown about her. They still need to characterize her.
cataphrat123 votesThis splash art is a LOT more attractive than the current one. Holy crap.
aaronconlin3 votesThis > Old Splash > New Splash
Her new splash has such an ugly looking face
What is that
roflcoptars2 votesI want that cod piece in my hands and off that picture.
Dreamspitter2 voteshttps://d272c7ugnrxpmt.cloudfront.net/media/catalog/product/j/a/janna_1.jpg
It looks gorgeous and 10 times better than the meatface she got with the last patch :/
It is beautiful. Muh waifu is rendered almost perfectly but....................................................
#Cant. See. Her. Toes. D:
Neon Robot1 votes[deleted]
Dreamspitter1 voteshttps://d272c7ugnrxpmt.cloudfront.net/media/catalog/product/j/a/janna_1.jpg
It looks gorgeous and 10 times better than the meatface she got with the last patch :/
It is beautiful. Muh waifu is rendered almost perfectly but....................................................
#Cant. See. Her. Toes. D:
Toes are hard to draw. Best guess is that the artist was avoiding them.
more than hands?
The Stoic Hero2 votesThough I am not the hugest fan of this picture, as it is too lifelike in some ways, whereas League seems best suited for a balance of fantasy and realism, I do have to say it is better than the one we got.
I would prefer a work that is more inspired by her iconic splash art(or simply edit it to bring it up to standards), but with them trying to make every champion's splash art fit every country's laws, its unlikely this will happen.
If we are stuck with the current splash art, there are some things that could easily be done. Namely, fixing her expression and jaw line, as well as the color balance in the picture, which I made a Discussion about here.
Their argument is that this fits what Janna was intended to be, but when you build her popularity on her visual and thematic update, then try to bring her back the original, unpopular concept, while having nerfed her to the point of no longer being a viable mage, its very dishonest.
Janna does not need to be brought back to the howling, stern, and obvious knock off of Storm that she was. Keep her what she became, something new and original. If you think she does not seem powerful because she is kind, then I think you should reevaluate your definition of strength. Really, it should not be against any law for Janna to smile. :)
Essorance1 votes.......... WOULD BANG
JustBoneBrook1 votesI must agreed
ImHerVoice1 voteshad that as my bacground before they gutted AP janna's zeyphr now I have leblancs harrowing skin as my bacground (original riots splash not fanart)
RIP janna.
Cyborg No 111 votesOh boy, again the good old Stanley arts, well the only thing I realy wonder that much people no have idea about Stanley arts. This Janna art such an old one but nice one, her face realy not bad manly looks wierd s--t ("not meat face not bone face", its fakinn manly face!), and no owermade stoopid light and damned colouring!
At this art I say it would be nice to replace the current splash art of Janna, at least! Not like at the Ahri discurse, hhh why a lusty little -** - he made there, with not much difference on the face of the Ahri splash art that would be updateed (fortunately Riot undo-ed it)... ( dont know me wrong I love Stanley's stuffs but he makes the girls such similar on his arts... and both of tham have thet seductive faces... boring if all appear like that ). But I would be fine with this Janna art if this would replace the current one, it's much better!
... .. . Wait a minute its for sell?! >.<" STANLEY! RIOT!!!
Cyborg No 111 votesvoted down... what bad did I say?
Tendrian1 votesI guess the problem is that no one knows what you were trying to say
Cyborg No 111 votesPff than they would simply ignor what I wrote, but they voted down so they seems didnt like what I said...
Kinjishi1 votesHmmm... her left thigh looks kind of disproportionate to her right thigh.
