I want to know what it needs/shouldn't have
>inb4 a bunch of jealous butthurt about minor errors
seriously though, its usually decent but they also do a whole lot of stupid shit.
It depends on which splash art you talk about. On average they're pretty decent, good composition, decent anatomy, good choice in colors and design.
but then you get shit like this.
The newer stuff is great, the older stuff is trash. I especially like the new Gangplank artwork.
This is OP what about cho' gath's anatomy? Do you think it's to stickly?
>>2456237
the exact type of work i don't want to be associated with. some of it looks amazing though, and if you want to make $$$ this is not a wrong look to aspire for.
>>2456524
oh you digital artists and your values
>>2456532
fuck off cumbum holy fuck you are insufferable
i love it!
>>2456542
yikes
the new stuff is on a very high level. Not really my taste, but technically pretty good.
>>2456542
>>2456243
stop cherrypicking the oldest and worst
>>2456594
another
>>2456594
Yeah it's old. But they like fucking up lux splash art for some reason. Even the new one is pretty bad.
>>2456594
The depiction of materials is so bad, everything looks like plastic
>>2456671
because it is
>>2456671
The one on the left is a robot, and the one on the right doesn't look plastic.
Half of them are shit, the other half is gorgeous
>>2456690
>>2456691
>>2456692
it's kinda perfect in terms of game art
dynamic, colorful and shit
>>2456695
that face really captivated my attention for a while. nicely done.
and then I follow the eyedirection and look into something that looks like a bad photoshop of a prolapse rectal anus.
>>2456828
To be fair that part is usually cropped out.
Wonderful technique and post-processing, but they are horribly inconsistent. Probably because it's multiple artists, but...
At least get the same artist to draw all splash arts for the same characters. It bothers me a ton when skins for a character end up looking like a completely different character.
Oh, they have regular cases of "MUH DYNAMIC, ACTION POSES". Look at this stupid shit. The artist who drew this needs to be slapped across the face.
>>2456890
the foreshortening there is also really poorly done
>>2456890
That pose doesn't make sense. I'm struggling to come up with anything that wouldn't result in her falling on her ass or face a moment after the picture.
>>2456893
Torque of the upper body increases the strength of the throw and the spin.
Wouldn't be done like that but I'm assuming that's what they were going for.
>>2456594
no and nobody has even posted the really bad ones
also they could have used the korean lux splash screens but they didnt
Fuck, I'm supposed to be working my way towards doing splashes or at least character art and seeing these always makes me feel a million miles away.
>>2457247
Stop shitposting on /ic/
You've post the exact same style of comment on at least 5 other threads.
>>2457155
Do what I did: Look at the older, lower quality LoL splash arts and conclude that you can do at least as good as that, and then only time and hard work is what's keeping you from getting to the newer ones' quality level.
>>2457326
Well that's a better place to start than sitting around feeling helpless. Thanks anon.
I dunno what it is but I just feel nothing looking at these. There's this very prevalent MMORPG box art aesthetic that's really shiny and colorful and detailed but doesn't grab me at all.
>>2457913
Congrats Anon, you have taste!
/ic/ thinks good rendering equals good art which is about as plebeian as it gets
>>2457913
Same. I think it's just the generic nature of the art and the extreme overexposure to it. I've really come to loathe the aesthetics of art in modern games and anything related to fantasy, both thematically and stylistically.
>>2457915
Thirded, fucking disgusting. It's shiny, but not even tasty.
>>2456893
I dont see how it doesnt make sense. Especially since her ability is to run extremely fast.
Exaggerated sure i guess. But doesnt make any sense?...I don't see it.
>>2457914
Enjoy masturbating to your selfmade strawmen.
>>2457913
It's fine if the style doesn't appeal to you. But you should still be able to objectively look at it and tell it's pretty good art overall.
>tfw riot will never commission you to make sona splash
why live
>>2457915
I wouldn't be as selective as you, since I think there's still some decent art in the gaming industry (including fantasy genres), but anything related to WoW-like art makes me nauseous.
good stuff
most are decent, but very few are amazing
>>2456237
I really enjoy some of Riots splashes, especially ezreals main splash, dragonslayer panth, captain GP, and the elderwood hecarim skin- but god fucking damn does nobody at Riot know what a horse looks like?
>>2458730
Horses are hard bruh. But this isn't bad. The horse looks as horse-like as the man looks man-like. They both looks like flamboyant alien corpses. So it works.
>>2458828
>flamboyant alien corpses
fucking kek
Yo this is OP tell me
Should I draw or play league?
>>2459512
if you draw you might get commissioned to draw valentine MF splash or something
if you play you will be a silver surfer neet
Lol my work is just k though, this summer I'm devoting my time to digital art though! I really want make this one digital
>>2459512
Play League.
>>2456660
Her creator was a renowned turbo cunt who got a job at riot because her boyfriend had one.
Lux was her first and only champion.
>>2459714
wish I hadn't read that, lux was my favorite hero in that game
>>2459761
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTaOzFVZIIY
>>2459714
and they say the portfolio is what matters xD there you have it folks
>>2459787
Except this was when Riot was a small company and they're not a horrible artist.
The art sucks, but for the most part they'd be accepted in most new companies, having the connections certainly solidified it, but its not like Riot was hiring the best of the best at that time.
I'm amazed by the composition and the optimization in different sizes
every splash art has to work in many different cutouts:
• horizontal rectangle for background
• vertical rectangle for loading screen
• portraits for minimap
>>2457053
w-what the fuck
>>2463482
don't forget about:
>''death space'', where the ui of the game covers the illustration,
>animated loading screens
>some of them have up to 5 characters in it, and each character needs to follow the rules mentioned so far
>>2463497
it's a fanmade photoshop of a splash from where riot was a
>small indie game company
>>2463497
you dont want to see the original
>>2457155
theres usually like, 3 people working on each splash. one for the character, one for accesory/weapons, one for backgrounds.
I've actually spent a good amount of time researching their splash arts because its one of my biggest inspiration nowadays. Simply put the splash arts have a lot of collaboration and some of them take a tremendous amount of time so don't ever feel like you have to reach that quality by yourself.
>>2463679
That's really encouraging actually. I'm trying my hardest but even rendering just one character seems to take so long. I was starting to think there was no way in hell I'd ever get there.
>>2463711
Keep in mind, a portion of that is for speed and to overall maximize quality.
Each of them can probably do the entire thing on their own.
>>2463750
Yeah I understand. It just makes me hopeful that I could still get get in even without being able to do something that crazy in a day or two. It does make me wonder about a portfolio though. Like how far do I need to go with the pieces to have it be presentable and not spend forever on it.
>>2463762
Well make sure you show your final capability, that matters a lot.
you can also include a sketch book, which would show at least your base abilities before you go crazy with rendering.
No one expects you to push those out in a day, but they expect you to have the capability to actually draw something similar.
>>2463762
heres a mock splash art a former splash artist did completely by himself for comparison
this is pretty cool since hes quite experienced and has video tutorials on the exact process of making splashes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrVqNXdRysg&list=PLb0T1WxEbeAIX__krnmGiqEY7WJAYsvEX
>>2463980
>first 10 seconds
>want to instantly murder the guy
>shows concepts
>ok, am listening
>>2464236
im happy that he is able to find success doing concept art for riot after quitting their splash art team, really shows his versatility
>>2464238
Same artist in 2009
He's got stuff as far back as 2003
>>2463707
there is no place I know of for that, but they seem to know their stuff and have internal rules
I just assume that since I play the game and follow the artist posted here >>2463980, he mentions sometimes stuff from the inside (like the death zone thingy)
trivia about him, he did the original splash art for ahri, and after riot changed it when it was old and he wasn't working for them as a splash artist anymore, he did the pic posted there, possible because he didn't like the new one [spoiler]like I do and many others [/spoiler]but of course he couldn't mention that out of professionalism
>>2458586
that's great
>>2459526
bate
>>2464259
To be fair that's also a massive style switch.
Am I the only who really despises this type of rendering?it makes everything look plastic and awful.
>>2457915
Fantasy can be pretty good. I think it's just the total ubiquity of that shitty goddamn rendering style.
>>2464629
>am I the only one
No read the fucking thread
>plastic
If that's how you draw plastic you suck.
>>2464259
that looks like attack on titan
nothing cute about this drawing imho
>>2464236
The sketching workflow/setup he showed was great. He saved me a few weeks worth of trouble and I would have ended up with a worse result either way. If the other videos are as good then he will literally save me from months full of annoyances and setbacks.
