Evelynn's new Splash Art is absolutely amazing

Leu07·Apr 13, 2016·93 votes·47,385 views

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cqp4Kwkuyds/Vw6QJOvIo7I/AAAAAAAA500/Tkwtl57Ek_QxEetrHOvKa8_CK05ips1rQCLcB/s1600/Evelynn_Splash_0.jpg

I really loved it! it looks great, sadistic, sexy and dark, exactly how I picture Evelynn <3 However, that brings a question to my mind. It looks pretty much the same like the current Evelynn, does that mean she is not getting any VU in the near or mid future? :c Anyways, the splash is really cool, great job! [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

82 Comments

RiotReav3Apr 13, 201641 votes

We still want to do a full VGU on Eve eventually. We don't have anything currently in the works though. Once we do get around to her though, her splash would be updated as well. As with most VGU's her art will probably change enough to warrant new models and new splash art.

darkdillApr 13, 20162 votes

Will said VGU include an actual storyline?

RiotReav3Apr 13, 20169 votes

All our new VGU's do

FjiordorApr 14, 20161 votes

Hello Reav3 I hope you dont mind me creating a concept for her based on her splash(i got some really interesting ideas for her; especially for her passive). I really think this is one of the best (if not the best) splash art(s) in League. It just reflects her character so incredibly well. Link to concept post: [Will be here ca 20:00-21:00 CEST] I would love to have you guys taking a look and giving me some feedback about my ideas. Keep up the great work with League (especially recently you guys were doing great).

( Syndra Sneaky Syndra begging for some mana in the MYMU)

FjiordorApr 14, 20161 votes

Done here is it: http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/skin-champion-concepts/Mz3uzPEE-suggestion-evelynn-vgu-updatereav3-repertoir

exe3Apr 13, 20164 votes

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We still want to do a full VGU on Eve eventually. We don't have anything currently in the works though. Once we do get around to her though, her splash would be updated as well. As with most VGU's her art will probably change enough to warrant new models and new splash art.

Which makes me wonder why you guys updated Tundra Warwick. It looks great don't get me wrong but you guys often go on about not touching certain assets due to doubling up on work for champs that require a VGU, but WW is already (high) on that list for VGU's so why update that splash that may need changing anyway? Base splashes I can understand but skin splashes seem unnecessary for VGU needing champs.

RiotReav3Apr 13, 201623 votes

This was actually worked on ALONG time ago, as people have also mentioned with Warwick Base. So they were like 90% complete. We were not going to update them due the the reasons you stated above but we recently wanted to go through some of our 80-90% complete splash art and finish them, so that's why you see so many of these right now. Had this splash not been 90% complete we probably would not have chosen to update it.

RiujaraApr 14, 20162 votes

Thanks you for your replies, Reav3. A little request: can we have high resolution eve splash art? It is awesome, and I actually want it to be my wallpaper. And I think I'm not the only one)

hotarseApr 14, 20162 votes

I think you want it for a little more than just the wallpaper on your computer.

RaelaemApr 14, 20161 votes

Insta wallpapered the splash all ready

GUNVALKYRIEApr 14, 20162 votes

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This was actually worked on ALONG time ago, as people have also mentioned with Warwick Base. So they were like 90% complete. We were not going to update them due the the reasons you stated above but we recently wanted to go through some of our 80-90% complete splash art and finish them, so that's why you see so many of these right now. Had this splash not been 90% complete we probably would not have chosen to update it.

I love, love love Eve's new splash. But I can't help but notice she seems to be missing a belly button. Is this an intentional oversight or is this something on of the fine artist at Riot might be able to add in if things aren't too far along already?

Icestar1186Apr 15, 20161 votes

It's probably behind her arm

RaelaemApr 14, 20162 votes

Can you tell us who the main artist is please =)

AbyssphereApr 13, 20167 votes

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We still want to do a full VGU on Eve eventually. We don't have anything currently in the works though. Once we do get around to her though, her splash would be updated as well. As with most VGU's her art will probably change enough to warrant new models and new splash art.

It's gonna make me sad to lose this splash when Eve gets reworked. I know there's a chance her model will change significantly (i.e. "actually Eve is white") but this right here feels like ... what Evelynn was meant to be. It's a perfect visual representation of her character and there are already noticeable changes to her old look here that improve it (the neckpiece is so stylish, her bra is actually functional now, the spikes on her outfit look like weapons rather than just bondage gear, she has actual claws and her face looks properly demonic).

I'm very much looking forward to an Evelynn VGU because her model, skins and gameplay all need a fair amount of work, but I wish you'd consider just making a model to match that splash as her base VU. I really can't imagine Evelynn looking more like Evelynn than this.

Photos of GhostsApr 13, 20162 votes

Likely they'll keep the pose and reuse it for the new model, as they did for Tris.

RiotReav3Apr 13, 201612 votes

It's always possible that she doesn't change much. Poppy didn't really change nearly as much as Taric, for example. Won't know until we start to work on it.

HowPlayGAEMApr 14, 201611 votes

I'm of the opinion that you guys should keep this updated Eve splash art and do the VGU based off of it.

Why? Because despite being an early champ, Eve's aesthetic niche is pretty damn unique. S&M blue invisible lady that eviscerates you with her hands (now visibly upgraded with claws in the splash art, which looks AWESOME) It would be better to build her VGU around it instead of trying to change something for the sake of change.

The answer is MOAR and BETTER, not "eh this doesn't look realistic lets change it"

Good things aesthetically:

Poppy and her bigger hammer. MORE HAMMER. MORE TWINTAILS
Taric and his bigger gems and fabulousness. MORE FAB
Tristana and her yordleness and big gun. MORE GUN
Soraka, Nidalee, Annie (really good textures, don't know why you guys stopped using high quality textures like that)
Master Yi
Garen - MORE DEMACIA (RIP Garen punch)
Nasus - MORE DOG
Twitch - MORE RAT
Sion - the undead juggernaught aspect was amped up and the voice actor is great (SINDRIIIII). The campy arnold parody was a pretty hefty loss unfortunately. MORE BIGGER, MORE UNDEAD
Sivir - much better than before, but...
Karthus - MORE UNDEATH POPE.

Bad things:

Sivir - Ironstylus said she wouldn't be anglo, yet you guys made her pretty damn white. Kind of a weird direction to take since she's in the desert.
Fiora - completely pointless VU. It was basically change for the sake of change, there was no real improvement. IMO you actually ruined all of her aesthetics, including all of the skins.
Karma - Might as well be a different champ
Trundle - Freljord hurrrrrr
Sejuani - Everyone in the freljord is a semi-nude badass but Sej has to wear heavy winter clothing? Lol, wut

TL;DR - Eve's appearance is pretty unique, her new splash art is REALLY great. When you start thinking of doing her VGU, don't ask stupid shit like "Why is her hair pink and standing, wtf is she wearing all those ribbons for, why is she wearing those weird clothes anyway?"

Questions like that are for losers with no imagination.

Why does Zerg Kerrigan have heels and a super tight ass? Because the Overmind liked tight round asses that's why, stfu holy shit we got bigger problems here. Why does Nami have boobs? I dunno, who cares. Mermaids. Why do Space Marine commanders not use helmets, isn't it unsafe? Because they're higher rank fuck you take a chainsword to the face you heretic. Isn't the BFG a little too dangerous? plz get real broseph Why DID the old lady swallow a fly? I don't know why she swallowed a fly; perhaps she'll die.

In summary, think about what changing Eve's aesthetics will bring to the game, and what we'll lose by removals.

Konan527Apr 15, 20162 votes

I agree that new eve splash looks nearly perfect based on what we know of eve but from a story theme gameplay side of things riot should be allowed to evolve in the best way possible not just limited because of a current splash(but i would still keep it in a traditional skin even though i know they like to skip those and make the character incorporate some aspects of the base) Now this part is mostly personal since everyone has different views of what a champion is however karma was realistically a mess with her old look/story in need of an actual strong identity other than just i like jing/jang.Fiora was desperately in need of better gameplay and more cohesive look to better represent her theme of a grand fencer duelist ,i miss the grand lights in her old splash but this one better represents the character.It really doesn't make much sense for Sejuani to show off that much skin cause her theme is so focused on being a strong brutal warrior the bikini which does have a traditional skin is mostly just anime fan service bs.For Taric i feel they could have done more especially in keeping the gem knight feel because as far knights go all we have left is pretty much Morde and that's more of a haunted armor.The rest of your post is mostly fine.

HowPlayGAEMApr 15, 20162 votes

The reason I don't think the splash art is a limiting factor is because Eve literally has no background/story/info. Aside from her aesthetic and skillset, she's a blank slate. Combined with the fact that the overall lore in Runeterra is incomplete, Eve's background and lore can be made up with very little constraint.

I can't agree with your view on Sejuani. Calling it fan service is inconsistent with the other freljord champs:

Tryndamere - Bare torso
Gragas - bare torso, small skirt
Olaf - light vest with chest cutout, no pants
Braum - bare torso, no head protection
Udyr - light vest, thin and short skirt
Trundle - light clothing
Ashe - thin material, short skirt, cleavage cutout

That's a whole lot of skin showing.

Mirage NightApr 17, 20161 votes

I have agree with you on this.

StankyMuffApr 14, 20161 votes

Ehh I don't really agree with that. Poppy didn't change a ton mechanically, but her role and impact are completely different now. She basically went from a hybrid assassin to a tank/bruiser with her ult and passive being changed.

RiotReav3Apr 15, 20164 votes

I meant visually. Her design changed A LOT.

Wind WhistlerJul 9, 20161 votes

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It's always possible that she doesn't change much. Poppy didn't really change nearly as much as Taric, for example. Won't know until we start to work on it.

What the fuck? Poppy changed a lot.

RiotReav3Jul 11, 20161 votes

Sorry meant, visually, not gameplay.

Wind WhistlerJul 16, 20161 votes

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Sorry meant, visually, not gameplay.

No, I was referring to visuals. While I guess you could say she didn't change quite as much as Taric did, she did change quite a bit. I wouldn't say she's too far off compared to Taric in terms of how much she changed.

PSOCALYApr 14, 20161 votes

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It's gonna make me sad to lose this splash when Eve gets reworked. I know there's a chance her model will change significantly (i.e. "actually Eve is white") but this right here feels like ... what Evelynn was meant to be. It's a perfect visual representation of her character and there are already noticeable changes to her old look here that improve it (the neckpiece is so stylish, her bra is actually functional now, the spikes on her outfit look like weapons rather than just bondage gear, she has actual claws and her face looks properly demonic).

I'm very much looking forward to an Evelynn VGU because her model, skins and gameplay all need a fair amount of work, but I wish you'd consider just making a model to match that splash as her base VU. I really can't imagine Evelynn looking more like Evelynn than this.

Maybe Riot is going to keep her current splash art and make a few changes just like Shen's Riot only changed a few things on his splash art but it still looks good*[slayer-jinx-wink]*

Shadowkirby14Apr 13, 20163 votes

Will she stay a Shadow Isles champion, or will she be independent since the Shadow Isles is composed of undead except Elise. Evelynn's not undead in the slightest, but I'm curious on how did she became part of the Shadow Isles, unless you have plans in putting her somewhere else.

RiotReav3Apr 13, 201610 votes

No idea! We haven't started on her yet so not sure if she will stay Shadow Isle or not. Once we start on her she will have one of our Narrative Writers start on her as well and he/she along with the rest of the team would brainstorm ideas for her new lore.

FatebornApr 14, 20161 votes

I have a lore suggestion that could help with kit structuring. Make Evelynn be a shade of sort, but not just a shade, a shade that loves darkness (obviously) but hate the coldness of it, so a shadow that wants warmth while staying in the shadow. Kills living beings to steal their body heat to keep her warm, all while conspiring to usurp Mordekaiser and take over Shadow Isle to turn it into a land of darkness, but with humid aspect. Could make a throwback to her past as some kind of orphan girl that died cold and alone that could give her reason to desire warmth that exists in all living creatures. I even made a kit for her just a while ago out of boredom after seeing the splash art that fit the concept.

Malicious MetalApr 14, 201615 votes

Usurp Mordekaiser? Please, dream on.

BellowsApr 14, 20161 votes

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No idea! We haven't started on her yet so not sure if she will stay Shadow Isle or not. Once we start on her she will have one of our Narrative Writers start on her as well and he/she along with the rest of the team would brainstorm ideas for her new lore.

So what about fiddlesticks? Other than we know that there will be some sweet new kit changes to give him more stuff, He jut got this new splash I dont ever want changed (well, its in the pbe right now) but is he getting a Vu and maybe a VO in the mage Update with his upgraded Kit? Seriously, he needs one to match that splash badly. Im hoping you got it planned for him during the mage update. And could you put in a reccomendation if you ever do update the way he walks? He should walk on his peg legs the same way Elise does on hers, but she kinda hops a bit in her steps, where fiddle should lumbering and kinda drag his feet. I think it fits his whole, horror scarecrow persona.

Silent PaceApr 14, 20163 votes

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Malicious MetalApr 14, 20163 votes

Like 80% of the Shadow Isles cast?

bloodmothApr 14, 20162 votes

Hey Reav3

So, like many others on this thread i just wanted to say that i love this new splash, it has completely changed my perception of evelynn! its sexy but classy about it where the other one came off as a little tacky (blue lady in a costume)

I cant understate how impressed i am with this! its truly an amazing piece of work, especially with what it had to build on.

Anyway, i just wanted to say that I (and i assume MANY other players that made the pilgrimage here to pay their respects) would be absolutely fine if you forwent her (i assume) sion level remake and just applied this new look to her in a much lower scope VU.

You dont have to redesign her any more than this splash already has! This is somehow the exact same evelynn, yet its a completely new champ! While very little seems to have actually changed, i feel that this alone has completely redefined her, I can honestly say that i feel like this splash art alone has done as much for evelynn as tarics relaunch has done for him, its really strange when i analyze it but thats honestly how i feel about it! (though i somehow feel like taric hasnt even changed at all and thats who he has always been for some reason, so either my perception is unreliable or tarics relaunch was just really well handled)

And i am saying this as someone that saw very little to like about eve in the first place, i originally wanted to see her torched down and rebuilt as something nearly completely different, yet this seems to have put everything in context and the design just seems to make complete sense

Widder88Apr 14, 20161 votes

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We still want to do a full VGU on Eve eventually. We don't have anything currently in the works though. Once we do get around to her though, her splash would be updated as well. As with most VGU's her art will probably change enough to warrant new models and new splash art.

Please don't change her gameplay much, because the basic functions of her abilitys are perfect. The new splash art is great, so I don't mind if you change her visually in game, but the gameplay should stay the same maybe with some number changes if really necessary, like in the "Garen rework", but not more.

GhastlyGhoulManApr 14, 20161 votes

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We still want to do a full VGU on Eve eventually. We don't have anything currently in the works though. Once we do get around to her though, her splash would be updated as well. As with most VGU's her art will probably change enough to warrant new models and new splash art.

Dang. I would almost be happier (after seeing this splash) if you guys just updated Evelyn to look like this. Kind of like Shen got, I mean, I used to never even want to play Evelyn because I just couldn't stand how honestly skanky she looked in her splashes. Now though she doesn't look skanky so much as sexy, and her splash seems to actually tell her story.

If you can find a way to keep it for hey VGU, please do. :)

SpecterVonBarenApr 14, 20162 votes

Nooooooo! If you update her then we'll lose this awesome splash! D:

RaelaemApr 14, 20161 votes

I beg you, don't change this splash after this ever again... You will never get this kind of response again from eve's splash

kitcat300Apr 13, 201610 votes

I wouldn't say that it doesn't mean no VU eventually.

Tristana got a new splash art, even though they ended up having to remake it for her rework.

http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/e/e0/Tristana_OriginalSkin_old2.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/640?cb=20151109224902

Nameless VoiceApr 13, 20164 votes

I wasn't expecting her to get any new splash until her VGU. Thanks for the nice surprise, Riot!

MistikalApr 13, 20162 votes

I hope they touch up her skins as well. All of them are just so bad....

Photos of GhostsApr 13, 20162 votes

Since when is Evelynn from Skyrim? :D

blessthekellenApr 14, 20162 votes

Her new splash art is A+, I really want to see her entire line of skins be redone now as well!

hotarseApr 14, 20162 votes

I would think that working on eve's character model might be a little... er... distracting

facemelter710Apr 13, 20161 votes

It it iss supper good. To bad she as a champ is still nurfed down because of runeglave. Well that and nubs crying because they do not buy pink wards.Revert some of last seasons nurfs Riot plz. Also we still waiting for minum dmg on her ulti....