Irelia By JessiBeans Watch

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The Defiant Blade





I imagined her as a beautiful, proud Ionian who has to defend and inspire her people in the face of Noxians who want to burn her homeland to ashes. I especially wanted to show off the graceful dancer she truly is.



Its been quite a few splashes and splash polishings over the last couple years -this was one of the first times I think things really came together for me. I definitely stressed myself out at the end when we were trying to edit, polish and ship all six of her splashes (whew!) but it was worth it. Trying out a new process for how I move from sketch to color to render was really helpful. And I got to do some in depth retrospectives of my last few splashes to try and push myself on this one - especially how much balancing, detail and finish I could achieve myself. I also realized I've worked on a ton of Ionian champions (the Karma update, Varus, and now her...). I love when I get to work in this style and shape language.



A million thank yous to the illustration team for support, feedback and paint overs.

Fierce pretty ladies, long hair, clouds and flowing fabric are my happy places. <3



Intuos Pro/Cintiq + Photoshop CC 2016

Irelia (c) Riot Games 2018

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Published : Mar 18, 2018