[Riot Art Contest] - Pharao Nidalee

teogni · Nov 2014

Hi! I couldn't decide on what champion to pick, but after a bit of sketching around I got stuck on the idea of remaking the pharao Nidalee splash (which is a little outdated). I might change my mind later, but I'll work on this for a while ^^;

Reference compilation:

And my sketch so far:

I changed her top a little bit, to be more practical. I will crop the image a little, so she is a bit bigger. Ah, and I'll probably make the cat bigger and more serious later haha

Comments and feedback are very welcome

teogni · Nov 2014

Alternative composition

teogni · Nov 2014

I've played around with some different thumbnails. The new splash arts are very dynamic and full of action, and I wanted to mimic that to some extent while still keeping her regal.

seamonkey · Nov 2014

My favorites are C and G

teogni · Nov 2014

C is my favorite, but I like E and G too

I tried sketching them out to see if that could make me pick a favorite :O

teogni · Nov 2014

Whoa. Lots of more people have entered with amazing drawings!

The graphics card in my computer decided to die on me, so I have to work on my laptop with this

it took a while, but i managed to get my files in order and this is what I've done so far:

I decided to go with the middle composition, since it was the most interesting to me :P

I hope to be done with the grayscale today or tomorrow, so i can move on to the bg. Any feedback is appreciated, since perspective isnt my forte

teogni · Nov 2014

Now with shinier golden bits, and some fixes to details!

teogni · Nov 2014

I slapped some colors on it because i grew impatient, and wanted to try out a color scheme. Will continue rendering on top, probably.

teogni · Nov 2014

Whoa! Cleaning up a bit, I'm so messy when i paint

teogni · Nov 2014

Did some details, changed the lighting, etc. Will work on the cat tonight!

teogni · Nov 2014

Fixed the cat and the spear. Still some way to go.

teogni · Nov 2014

Slapped on some textures, and effects, to see what felt right. I will probably let it rest for a few days and come back and do changes.

teogni · Nov 2014

Small changes, final stages, starting to feel more or less done.

LeoJr · Nov 2014

I dig the color work! I would watch out for the positioning of the cat's head - it looks almost like it's touching her outstretched hand, but from context assume it's actually much farther back.

Keep it up!
/nidaleehighfive

teogni · Nov 2014

Ah yes, I see your point. I will try and move it to make it more clear ^^

teogni · Nov 2014

You were right, thank you! It looks much better now :P I also fixed the spear, it looked a bit crooked before

LeoJr · Nov 2014

Cool!

AmmoBot-HB · Dec 2014

Very nice piece! If I could suggest fleshing out the background a bit more. I don't mean so much as add details as much as I mean having the pillars a bit more rendered so they don't detract too much from the rest of the piece.

teogni · Dec 2014

Thank you! I will see what i can do! ^^

[Riot Art Contest] - Pharao Nidalee

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