10 of the most beautiful splash arts in League of Legends

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    0:00 Intro
    2:41 Elderwood Hecarim
    7:24 Marquis Vladimir
    15:27 Dragon Trainer Heimerdinger
    20:20 Tango Evelynn & Twisted Fate
    27:14 Championship Kha'zix
    30:00 Captain Gangplank
    34:01 Spirit Blossom Cassiopeia
    39:31 Nilah (base splash)
    43:37 Star Nemesis Fiddlesticks
    47:51 High Noon Thresh
    51:52 Outro
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  • @TBSkyen
    @TBSkyen  Рік тому +253

    The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: skl.sh/tbskyen11221

    • @mustas1en180
      @mustas1en180 Рік тому +3

      Hmmm... can you do 10 worst splash arts? (And not excluding first skins) 🎃

  • @diegoaguilar5491
    @diegoaguilar5491 Рік тому +1501

    You don't make us feel bloated with info, yet the depth at which you delve and interpret the artist's intentions makes me BEG for another episode! 🎃

    • @gandalfhan
      @gandalfhan Рік тому +4

      This is the same guy who bashes the skins (despite looking and being amazing) simply for the fact they don’t fit champions’ lore. It’s literally the point of skins to give ALTERNATIVE look or spin to a character - it doesn’t have to fit the champions’ lore or background to work, otherwise it would be really boring. Especially when skin lines have their own universes, so for example, where Aatrox is evil in the official universe, he could be good in other universe.

    • @platypus908
      @platypus908 10 місяців тому +11

      @@gandalfhan he doesn't bash skins for not fitting a champions lore he bashes them for not fitting the premise its meant to go for typically

    • @elainasynranelt
      @elainasynranelt 8 місяців тому +3

      @@gandalfhanhe doesn’t do that though. He bashes skins for not fitting the universe they’re set in or the theme they’re going for or not fitting with the character’s animations or just being poorly executed

    • @gandalfhan
      @gandalfhan 8 місяців тому +1

      @@elainasynranelt I’m talking about the skins that look amazing etc. not the bad ones since they do deserve criticism. Go into his other videos and he will literally criticise the skin for simply not fitting champions’ lore and call them bad lol

    • @elainasynranelt
      @elainasynranelt 8 місяців тому +2

      @@gandalfhan i have watched his other videos

  • @biancacamillagambrioli5830
    @biancacamillagambrioli5830 Рік тому +940

    If I were one of riot's artists I would be so honored to have my work seen and recognized in this way...I'm an illustrator so I know how much time and effort we put into composition, color theory and details that disappear in the eyes of the hasty viewer, so to have them analyzed in such a passionate way makes my little heart so so happy! I really hope that the artists see your videos :)

    • @hakujoudaidraws2633
      @hakujoudaidraws2633 Рік тому +16

      As a fellow illustrator, agreed!

    • @serpentlili
      @serpentlili Рік тому +3

      was thinking the same thing

    • @simonzhang3D
      @simonzhang3D Рік тому +7

      I wonder if these artist have imposter sydrome as well. Like at one point can't you really watch your piece and say: Fuck man i am so much better than the rest

    • @Thesamurai1999
      @Thesamurai1999 3 місяці тому

      @@simonzhang3DUsually these artists aren’t that arrogant since arrogance blinds your judgement and thus are less likely to get to a high level. You have to be humble and realize your flaws in order to get good.

    • @simonzhang3D
      @simonzhang3D 3 місяці тому

      @@Thesamurai1999 i wouldnt say arrogant just facts. Art to a certain level is like science. Many checkboxes you need to tick

  • @hopieworldy7767
    @hopieworldy7767 Рік тому +508

    Something I found particularly scary about gangplank’s splash art was how from a distance it looks like he’s focusing on the orange in his hand, but when you zoom in, you realize that he’s looking at you

    • @spilledink849
      @spilledink849 Рік тому +39

      I love that detail!
      Also, Idk if I'm reading into it too much but the shaved part of the orange looks kind of like a skull

    • @shinigami9816
      @shinigami9816 9 місяців тому +2

      YOU ARE SO RIGHT!!

    • @alexsun3214
      @alexsun3214 8 місяців тому +1

      bruh you made me see it and now i can't unsee it

    • @saturnslastring
      @saturnslastring 8 місяців тому +1

      Same

    • @a-neverending-dream3673
      @a-neverending-dream3673 8 місяців тому +3

      I had to zoom in on it just to see that and about had a heartattack. Doesn't help that I'm actually seeing this for the first time and it is night and very much dark in my room. Wow is that an amazing detail.

  • @RaptieFeathers
    @RaptieFeathers Рік тому +595

    Your Heimerdinger voice is uncannily good, wow. And it really helped sell the image even more. 🎃
    I'd love to see texture breakdowns and nerding out too! Also, DEFINITELY Runeterra!

    • @frostdesigns555
      @frostdesigns555 Рік тому +17

      i literally had to fucking pause the video there. It shook me. I really thought he was the voice actor for him lol.

    • @squidpaladin
      @squidpaladin Рік тому +7

      I am SO GLAD someone else noticed the Heimerdinger impression because that part was wonderful

  • @MaelraJade
    @MaelraJade Рік тому +1199

    Very fun to hear you ramble about beautiful art for almost an hour!
    I'd love to hear more about this! 🎃

  • @khadrathunderborn5180
    @khadrathunderborn5180 Рік тому +459

    The light in these images are truly the stars of the show🎃

    • @hofkingpin3216
      @hofkingpin3216 Рік тому +2

      'imagines'???

    • @aden9160
      @aden9160 Рік тому +3

      @@hofkingpin3216 Yes, imagines of the light we could see if we went outside 💪🏼🤠

    • @nolol1388
      @nolol1388 Рік тому

      Imagine dragons 🎉

  • @Enneamorph
    @Enneamorph Рік тому +114

    Me: _furiously clicks on another top 10 when it shows up in feed_
    Skyen: do we want more of these?
    Me: YES. YES. A THOUSAND TIMES, YES.
    I cannot stress enough how much I enjoy listening to your narrations and breakdowns of art pieces.
    I’m an amateur artist at best, and watching these videos of your criticisms and compositional breakdowns not only gives me an idea of how certain aspects of art (especially light!) should be used, it also tends to get me in the mood to draw again.
    So not only do I thank you for that, I appreciate you, and, if I have to, will get on my knees to shamelessly beg for more of these videos.

  • @PyroZero_
    @PyroZero_ Рік тому +261

    Your ability to make art analysis *fun" and so personally engaging is incredible; you pull the perfect adjectives for every context and subject so well that the script itself is poetry. It is so far removed from the painful forced depth I felt from high school that I can finally enjoy deep dives into illustrations again.

  • @UnCoverOne
    @UnCoverOne Рік тому +470

    19:07 The short performance of Dragon Trainer Heimerdinger was on point and very cute. You nailed the character I was imagining and made my heart melt. ❤
    And here's a small Jack-o'-lantern 🎃

    • @riverstambaugh11
      @riverstambaugh11 Рік тому +19

      I came to comments looking for this, because I was gonna say something if no one else did. I couldn’t tell if it was a character voiceline from the game or not!

    • @acydoodles1453
      @acydoodles1453 Рік тому +10

      I know right! I was flabbergasted in the most delighted way when I realized what was happening!

    • @itzakb
      @itzakb Рік тому +2

      I subbed because of that

    • @bubdad12
      @bubdad12 Рік тому +1

      I whole heartedly agree, his impression was on point

  • @lyg483
    @lyg483 Рік тому +209

    I must say that, out of all the music and dance styles that exists, Tango was such a perfect choice for Evelynn and TF.
    Adding up to all the constant tension of "they are just waiting for the perfect moment. The window for the kill" if you watch two Tango dancers you can almost feel the same tension due to the way of how they move on each other. Let's add up how dance partners always look like both of them are in control on every situation or are fighting for it. But always in balance. (This does not only apply to Tango, but It's easy to see there) Slap "Por una cabeza" and boom, there you have it.

    • @hanna-liminal
      @hanna-liminal Рік тому +2

      beautifully written & analysed!
      on a much less prosaic level, i also appreciate how this extends a certain canon about Twisted Fate's 'dances with devils'!
      From cheating Tahm Kench, to tangoing with Evelynn... which immortal manifestation of human weakness will he tangle with next, just to show those demons that humans can still have the upper hand?

    • @-.jai.-
      @-.jai.- Рік тому

      Perfect choice but also the only posible choice

    • @lyg483
      @lyg483 Рік тому +1

      @@-.jai.- Why not Salsa or similars?

    • @-.jai.-
      @-.jai.- Рік тому

      @@lyg483 cause they're dressed for it, although it could be milonga, but it woultn't be as sexy ;D

    • @lyg483
      @lyg483 Рік тому +1

      @@-.jai.- Hm yeah duh, what I meant is that they could have chosen any other dance style for this (and because of it, change their clothes duh) and miss all this marks

  • @gabrielbezerra8261
    @gabrielbezerra8261 Рік тому +125

    TF and Eve splash also reminds me of Ms. Mr. Smith, the spy couple movie who tries to kill each other and sparks again the "sexual tension" they had for one another.
    To me that splash art shows more than tension, shows fun, they like that dynamic and they're going all out with it. I know Eve quite literally could feed herself with said tension, but you can see her smile looking at TF who looks serious towards her, but leans into her, leans into her dance. Also pretty sure Tobias is Bi, so, it's a possible outcome, we have no idea about the story of this skin line. And Tango is naturally hot ASF.

  • @audoldends6799
    @audoldends6799 Рік тому +19

    🎃Tf and Evelyn are giving big "rival spies in a violence dance fight before a shoot out" energy. Love that for them. Ps. I prefer the narrative analysis

  • @gravity909090
    @gravity909090 Рік тому +96

    The Heimerdinger splash made me tear up for some reason, it really conveys the paternal nurture and care so well. I really hope you continue this series, and I particularly love the narrative analysis, you have the perfect voice for it! 🎃🎃

  • @ChibiMalzahar
    @ChibiMalzahar Рік тому +344

    On Nilah I also want to appreciate the fine brush stokes in the background (most visible in the closeup of the orb) and detailed water dropplets on her skin. This is not just an action pose, this is the moment after she strikes, or perhaps even when she draws her weapon. It's not raining, the water of the environment was knocked up by something powerful and is showering down, and it appears to have been done by Nilah. That and the glow of her earrings, jewlery, and facial expression make it feel like I'm baring witness to this glorious figure in her complete element.

    • @d1etpussy621
      @d1etpussy621 Рік тому +7

      She just looks *SO* badass. She's an icon

  • @ninjaeris131
    @ninjaeris131 Рік тому +66

    🎃I think one of the more interesting things about the Gangplank splash is also *his* *eyes* ! When you first take a look at it, you either see one of two looks:
    1) He's looking down AT the orange, in an almost darkly playful disregard of you
    Or 2) He's looking AT YOU, like he's about to enjoy making your life a Living Nightmare and the orange is simply an example of what he's going to do to you!
    And the longer you look at it, the more the looks flip.
    (For me personally, it flips from him looking at the orange to you, back and forth, until all I see is him looking at us)

  • @michaellockyer4557
    @michaellockyer4557 Рік тому +31

    With regards to the Captain Gangplank splash art, the perfect symmetry with the guns flanking either side and the stairs centred behind him gives off a royalty feeling, like the Royal Guard standing to the side of their King, which Gangplank in this splash is.
    He is the King of Bilgewater, but instead of noble knights and guards, it’s cannons and shipwright. None stand in his way for he commands these guns, he commands this vessel, he commands these seas, he commands it all.

  • @karamasan1552
    @karamasan1552 Рік тому +52

    Oh man that first Elderwood Hecarim switch was great, I could see the beauty in the photoshopped version, maybe not the best but great, and THEN the animals came in, and a whole new dimension was added, great job of completely catching me off guard

  • @jamesfitzpatrick5057
    @jamesfitzpatrick5057 Рік тому +320

    🎃
    As a non-artist, hearing you geekout about the details of the splash art is wonderful. Every time you zoomed into the Nilah splash, I noticed more details about the water effects in the rendering which is just 😩👌 The additional story telling you add to each splash art is just delightful.
    I would love for you to go over some of the LOR (and maybe now TFT!) specific art as well, but that might warrant being in a separate video from the league splashes? I'm unsure about the best approach for that from the eyes of THE ALGORITHM TM.

    • @corrinflakes9659
      @corrinflakes9659 Рік тому +1

      I’m an artist who followed TB Skyen during his Sonic Mania intro analysis, but while the most LoL thing I experienced since was Arcane, and have 0 interest to plau LoL. Analyzing good art is still welcoming.

    • @monstergarou3848
      @monstergarou3848 Рік тому

      I was wtching that section as I read this comment. I absolutely love how Skyen described that splash art

    • @SlimeMaster02
      @SlimeMaster02 Рік тому +1

      I don't know how easy they are to find, but Skyen streamed card reviews of every LoR set up to the first Bandle City expansion iirc.

  • @williaminglehearn3581
    @williaminglehearn3581 Рік тому +36

    honestly nilah in general is wonderfully designed. her splash and model are great, her voice kicks so much ass, and the story is a nice thematic inversion of the 'deal with the devil' trope that feels very different, while still being just as potentially dramatic and unnerving.

  • @shmooters5599
    @shmooters5599 Рік тому +49

    As someone who plays more LoR than LoL these days, I’d love to see you go over some of the card arts they’ve gotten. I think a lot of them are quite stunning, recent favorites being spirit blossom Kindred for being super pretty and base Seraphine for painting her in a new and more grounded light 🎃

  • @Ruined_Poro
    @Ruined_Poro Рік тому +146

    I could talk or listen about League's lore and art for hours... They truly have some of the best artists in the world
    Edit: 🎃🎃🎃

  • @DaVideoGameBeastr
    @DaVideoGameBeastr Рік тому +4

    Another thing Iove about Captain Gangplank's art is how your perspective of him peeling an orange changes when you realize what's about to happen. He's doing it to intimidate you. He stares at you while slowly peeling the orange and you're staring at the orange thinking
    "Oh god that's about to be me."
    And it makes the fact that the orange is so supremely juicy and leeking everywhere kind of graphic. You start thinking about it in the context of your own body. It's going to be messy. And you'll just lose all of your "juices" as you're hanging there. He's going to skin you alive.
    Terrifying.

  • @bumbleboar1584
    @bumbleboar1584 Рік тому +83

    I could listen to you do things like this for probably every skin splash art. The good, the bad, everything in between. It inspires me to think about artwork of all kinds in different ways and try to notice things that maybe I wouldn't have otherwise. Hope you end up doing another 10.

    • @yosayoran1
      @yosayoran1 Рік тому +5

      Honestly could be really interesting to hear analysis of the less successful splashes and why they don't work

  • @corvidkhaos
    @corvidkhaos Рік тому +1

    gods the way you talk about art is incredible it’s so distant from the cold clinical analysis of art theory classes i’ve taken, it’s so full of love for artistry

  • @reno9821
    @reno9821 Рік тому +75

    I know there's painfuly many to go through, but I hope you do one of these for most beautiful LoR card arts? I'm sure the community would provide great examples.

    • @reno9821
      @reno9821 Рік тому

      Oh nevermind, you mention that possibility in the outro.

  • @liktorian251
    @liktorian251 Рік тому +112

    A Legends of runterra version of this would be awesome! Keep up the great work!

    • @crimsoneclipse0618
      @crimsoneclipse0618 Рік тому +6

      Seconded, those art are amazing

    • @etofangirl
      @etofangirl Рік тому +1

      agree, i would love to see that

    • @MarioFRC32
      @MarioFRC32 Рік тому +1

      You are 100% correct

    • @lucassun9369
      @lucassun9369 Рік тому +1

      YEAS, LOR is much better in this aspect than league

    • @AurelionSass
      @AurelionSass Рік тому +1

      He would pretty much have to cover ALL the arts, since they're all god-tier lmfao

  • @Dumpster_Ghost
    @Dumpster_Ghost Рік тому +7

    I think the best thing about Nilah’s splash art is also the action and movement in it, all the water flowing around her the water drops on her skin are very pretty to look at. One thing I think is also really well done is how the piece shows Nilah’s excitement by danger with the massive beast flying in the background crushing a ship in two is very interesting when compared to her smile and running almost care free like across the water in the middle of all the chaos.

  • @ccessy21
    @ccessy21 Рік тому +14

    I cannot describe my adoration for the High Noon Thresh splash art in words that’ll do it justice. I don’t know how to describe it but the way the background is designed with the dust storm in motion and it blowing Thresh’s head I can vividly HEAR the image with the sounds of blowing dust through desert shrubs and the crackling of both worn-cactus limbs and the fire in Thresh’s head. I can FEEL the heat radiating from it and FEEL the dusty air against my skin. It’s an almost comforting feeling as someone who’s lived in the deserts of Arizona his entire life this feeling is familiar to me. You can find old remains of long-dead creature in the desert, remains of coyotes or barn owls typically. You can find small fire pits legitimately in the middle of nowhere that still smell like burnt wood and have stained the dirt around it black. Everything in this image is real to me, even Thresh’s design I like to believe is a reference to an old urban legend out where I live of a spirit of an ever-burning man, believed to be a lingering spirit of a Native American who protects sacred grounds in the mountains. Supposedly a floating, burning corpse will appear if the right conditions are met. Not too well versed in the myth but either way this skin and the splash art truly give me chills. What a fantastic design🧡

    • @lalalala-ty5vd
      @lalalala-ty5vd Рік тому +2

      plus the fact that the image is symmetrical, which, for me, is something aesthetically beautiful

  • @itayschool4544
    @itayschool4544 Рік тому +64

    I agree with other comments that a legends of Runeterra version would be amazing. They have so much beautiful art too

  • @crimsoneclipse0618
    @crimsoneclipse0618 Рік тому +7

    Maybe I'm just basic, but goddamn Iron Inquisitor Kayle, Cursed Revenant Nocturne, and Black Scourge Singed is just so beautiful

    • @weirdokate8840
      @weirdokate8840 Рік тому +1

      oh my god yess, the kayle skin especially, its translation into the actual game is just perfect

  • @AviciPerry
    @AviciPerry Рік тому +25

    I love the lingering! Especially the technical details cus it’s literally you narrating the image and that is storytelling in itself! Please more of these! :D 🎃

  • @CrimsonHybrid
    @CrimsonHybrid Рік тому +12

    This is off to an amazing start. Just from Elderwood Hecarim alone-the music, the way you described him, and of course the art-it made me tear up in awe. I felt and saw myself in the scene, as if my room has vanished and I was in the woodland, reaching out to the imposing form of the forest guardian.

  • @gintarebaskeviciute5672
    @gintarebaskeviciute5672 Рік тому +28

    I honestly didn't notice that each segment was longer! I think it was the perfect length, and yes whether it's you gushing over the textures or the narrative side of the skin - it's all interesting to hear! Please more of these >>🎃

  • @SillyNep
    @SillyNep Рік тому +13

    Havent finished the video yet, but man I love these so much, I see videos breaking down videos, songs and animations but you rarely see videos about just appreciating the intricacies of art pieces. As an artist seeing something like this is super inspiring.

  • @smilelovecookie
    @smilelovecookie Рік тому +5

    As an (game-)art- and design student I love love LOVE you interpreting these pictures. I'm honestly learning so much about composition, more than I learned at university. I need more of these videos, they are so inspiring ♥

  • @lux1975
    @lux1975 9 місяців тому +4

    I love Blood Moon Evelynn’s splash art for the same reason as the Gangplank one here. Yeah it’s a first person perspective that shows your hands and does the Vladimir vein thing on her hands, but most viewers are too distracted by Evelynn’s beauty to notice her claws literally digging into your hand like a needle injection. On the left, she’s stroking her claws across your palm, revealing a blue glow to her nails, and only then are you hinted to look over to the right. You’re holding her hand, but her nails look a little shorter than the other, and oh wait…. What’s that faint glow coming from beneath your skin…? Such good storytelling ugh

  • @prophetisaiah08
    @prophetisaiah08 Рік тому +13

    Honestly, I love these videos. I'm norribly incompetent as an artist, but I love art analysis (given that my wife is a talented character artist, and I'm a huge fan of both her work and of character design in general). I *absolutely loved* your talk on High Noon Thresh, as my main interest is in capturing character and story. But I really like your noodly talk on the technical side of the art too; I'll never be able to replicate it, but I very much appreciate the kind of mastery of the craft that you highlight. Thanks so much for these videos! 🎃🎃

  • @justsomeguy5318
    @justsomeguy5318 Рік тому +23

    🎃Please make more of these videos, it's really cool to see someone talk about all the details and the techniques used in these splashes that I've never noticed before. I have a whole new level of appreciation for splash art and the stories they tell, thanks to you talking about them

  • @chronorebel_greatgryffon1312
    @chronorebel_greatgryffon1312 Місяць тому +1

    You know, you only makes the TF and Evelyn scene sound even more romantic. In this moment that feels outside of time, they are completely captivated, entranced, with one another. In a twisted way, in that moment they are each other’s entire world. And love and hate share a common point: obsession.

  • @FloofyFin
    @FloofyFin Рік тому +14

    ITS ALSO STILL HALLOWEEN IN MY HEART!! But seriously I absolutely love these listening to these!! As an art major it’s super cool seeing things I’ve learned come up while also listening to the lore and narrative of the picture itself!! It was super fun with the little edits you did this time really showing the difference small details can make!! I would adore seeing more! 🎃

  • @althea2114
    @althea2114 Рік тому +4

    Its mesmerizing to just sit and listen to you pointing out details in splash arts that i haven't noticed, makes me appriciate them more

  • @junpeidaman
    @junpeidaman Рік тому +3

    AAA YES ELDERWOOD HECA HAS BEEN MY FAVE SPLASH ART FOR YEARS AND YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB EXPLAINING WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @heykota3531
    @heykota3531 6 місяців тому

    heimerdingers hand under the cheek of the dragon, it almost falling asleep in his arms... it makes my heart melt, its so adorable

  • @Jtblake
    @Jtblake Рік тому

    Super happy you decided to do another one of these art videos. These are just amazing windows into how you view art and its use from an narrative perspective and honestly I could listen to you go one about this kind of thing for hours on end with how well done each of these videos are. I hope you continue these kinds of videos.

  • @RareEpicness
    @RareEpicness Рік тому +3

    the last video was fantastic, loved seeing pumpkinhead fiddlesticks get the love it deserves, can't wait to watch this one

  • @spacecucumberry9555
    @spacecucumberry9555 Рік тому +9

    I love these splash break downs, they literally open my eyes and make me realize things I can do too to enhance my own artworks! Thanks for all Skyen ^^

  • @yargolocus4853
    @yargolocus4853 Рік тому

    this is all so nice. it was really neat every time you zoomed really close in to explain texture or light. also every practical exercise you did with photoshop (tilting, witholding details, framing) was super useful.

  • @thelastfinale805
    @thelastfinale805 Рік тому

    Just stumbled across your channel from your linked shorts page and I can already say within the first 5 minutes I really can feel your passion for art in the way you talk. Love this!

  • @MiDuWay
    @MiDuWay Рік тому +5

    Maaaan I never even noticed the shackled hands in Captain Gangplank's splashart. Art appreciation with Skyen is always such a treat. 🎃
    I'm more of a fan of hearing you nerd out about texturing & rendering but honestly the narrative stuff is awesome too!! 🎃🎃

  • @jiadoodles
    @jiadoodles Рік тому +4

    I want to be an artist who makes beautiful splash art like these for games one day, so listening to you talk so much about it really gets me fired up! I could listen to you ramble about art for hours :D (and I do!)

  • @Chilled-Vivi
    @Chilled-Vivi Рік тому

    I love High noon thresh, how its just him sitting and watching probably his handiwork because in the lantern it looks like that he may or may not have set something on fire, like a town and is taking a little sit after collecting souls.

  • @Law-_
    @Law-_ Рік тому +3

    I could listen to this guy explaining why every single pixel of a piece of art is incredible for hours. I'm really amazed, as an artist myself even I didn't point out half of those things. Also, didn't know Fiddle was a she it's such a pleasant surprise

  • @shaderunner8220
    @shaderunner8220 Рік тому +52

    Please sir, can we have more? Seriously, we could listen to you talk about splash arts for hours, please feel free to do more cause we all know there's so many more you wanna talk about here.
    Also that little Heimerdinger performance was incredible!
    Anyways, Halloween never ends.🎃

  • @apollinarian
    @apollinarian Рік тому +9

    Love hearing you talk about art! It's almost a shame League has so many good splash arts that it's impossible to talk about every single one in-depth. Also, A+ music choices for each splash lol.

  • @alexandriaschrader8140
    @alexandriaschrader8140 Рік тому +1

    You are truly wonderful. I love how well you analyze artwork and your perspectives. I adore the pieces of your personality that shine through. It is so much fun for you to take us on a journey through League splash arts. There are so many, and I love you highlighting them. Please give us more!

  • @srowwww9780
    @srowwww9780 Рік тому

    For sure id love to hear more. Its great to hear you talk the most you can about a certain splash art, we sure learn alot it with.
    Keep it up, they way you did this video was just perfect, even the extra time used in selecting the background music helped alot comprehensing the analysis.
    I got a idea for when you run out of good splash arts to talk about. You start to look into splash arts that didnt live up to expectations and you start wondering how you could make that concept work better in the splash art. With the knowledge you show to have, that would sound like a great video.

  • @SweetJamu
    @SweetJamu Рік тому +3

    I am literally drooling.

  • @Nika-cl2gg
    @Nika-cl2gg Рік тому +33

    Great video as always! Please make more of these, I love listening to you talk about art. I prefer this approach, where you tackle less pieces with more time for each in one video. I also really liked the mixture of technical analysis and storytelling.🎃

  • @barteknowak4653
    @barteknowak4653 Рік тому +3

    Honestly im gonna start taking notes on these cuz i love the amount of details that you squeeze out of the splash arts and how much i can learn from them. How many decisions i make without being aware of them when i draw and how many i will have to change into doing them consciously to better myself as an artist.

  • @debodatta7398
    @debodatta7398 2 місяці тому +1

    42:20 YEP Finally someone points it out! Nilah's embroidery is clearly a homage to Sari embroidery from South India specifically Tamil Nadu's Kanchipuram sari styles. It's just beautiful to see and such amazing representation considering Nilah literally means Moon in Tamil and is clearly a Tamil inspired Champion

  • @kingofthesea3382
    @kingofthesea3382 Рік тому +3

    Absolutely love the choice of music through the video. Adds a ton to the atmosphere a video like this has

  • @jeromefournier9667
    @jeromefournier9667 Рік тому +3

    I have to say... deep detailed analysis in this fashion is like drug to me. I do not understand the people who call detail oriented critc "nitpicking" or any other derogatory terms. Understanding in as much detail as possible why something is great, average or awful and the real difference between the two (like you did with the Elderwood art) is so interesting. It also underlines how much effort (or lack of it) can go into media creation. 🎃

  • @walidsmith5104
    @walidsmith5104 Рік тому +1

    19:05 that heimerdinger impression was unreasonably good

  • @faraz4918
    @faraz4918 9 місяців тому

    I love how high noon thresh gives a dominant vibe to the character,It makes him a badass character watching and waiting for his next victim. He is sitting on the throne of the lifeless bodies he was the reason for and keeping watch for another fool who may be destined to this

  • @Spodumene
    @Spodumene Рік тому +3

    I love all of Orianna's skins, but the art for Victorious Orianna is really special to me. It's been my desktop background for years. First of all, any skin where Ori is smiling, even slightly, is a win. The use of color is absolutely breathtaking. I love the use of shadows and the evening lighting that makes the gold accents really glow. The details on her body, especially the front of her skirt, tend to go unnoticed. Her base skin has little details all over her body, and I love skins that incorporate those. Orianna is beautiful and ornate, it's a shame that not all of her splash arts do her justice.

  • @renerodriguez4723
    @renerodriguez4723 Рік тому +4

    As someone who isn’t a fan of League I still very much enjoy these videos and hearing you break down and describe things that I can’t place my finger on or didn’t realize at all. These were at a good length I think and I’d love to see more! 🎃

  • @MarineMyste
    @MarineMyste Рік тому

    More please! Hahah
    This was a great video. I love it from start to end

  • @trixynetex9692
    @trixynetex9692 Рік тому +1

    I really loved the Thresh section. The mix of narrative and nerding out was perfect imo 🎃

  • @ASMAura
    @ASMAura Рік тому +5

    This has quickly become one of my very favourite series.

  • @parana03
    @parana03 Рік тому +4

    This is by far one of my favorite series, all the elements of his analyses are so interesting and I love hearing him explain his reasonings so eloquently ❤

  • @kayteaandbiscuits
    @kayteaandbiscuits Рік тому

    OMG YES PLEASE MORE OF THIS - i truly love listening to you analyses and voice over it feels almost hypnotic it's fun storytelling and i also like the practicality of the rendering and brushstroke talk

  • @nocreep123nocreep321
    @nocreep123nocreep321 Рік тому +1

    These are amazing. Skyen has such a way with analyses that just captivates me! It's like listening to a lecture I enjoy. I find myself losing track of time and finding new meanings and ways too look at art. Please do more of these! I'd love to see more splash art analyses, or maybe even legends of runterra card art analyses!

  • @Shiro-mk3sv
    @Shiro-mk3sv Рік тому +3

    I loved the first video , glad to see a part 2 , hopefully we'll get more at some point !
    Also i loved Nilah's splash art from the moment i saw it , but i never thought about zooming on it , these water renders are gorgeous

  • @themugofthenorth
    @themugofthenorth Рік тому +11

    I always am shocked by how detailed and insightful the analysise are!🎃

  • @fruitpunchbb
    @fruitpunchbb Рік тому

    God, where were you when I was taking art appreciation and needed to describe paintings for a grade? This is a master class in picking out important details and understanding the process required to convey those details. I'm alright at it now, but this is so skillfully done, it would've helped a ton to have this example when I was still learning.

  • @ReneePrower
    @ReneePrower Рік тому

    PLEASE do more of this. This kind of deep analysis of art (among other things) is what I live for. Love your work, Skyen. 💜

  • @Qreamey
    @Qreamey Рік тому +4

    I beg of thee, bless us with more of these incredible reviews. A longer video is certainly welcome, your analysis and voice work are something I cannot get enough of. 🎃

  • @DaisyFarm_
    @DaisyFarm_ Рік тому +4

    You’ve made me go from seeing some Splash Arts that I thought were just okay originally to a whole different light of understanding and nuance. I adore it. Please make more videos like this.
    ❤🎃

  • @3_gremlins_in_a_trench_coat
    @3_gremlins_in_a_trench_coat 10 місяців тому

    something about this is such a good way to teach composition. and maybe that wasnt the intention, but the way you take each element one at the time, breaking down the composition, the color theory behind the splash art, all that gives even an experienced artist a lesson in composition and color theory. and i think thats beautiful, in a way.

  • @Niikokonut
    @Niikokonut Рік тому

    I learnt a lot from this video! Can’t wait to use some of this new knowledge in my art, I love the way you talked about these artworks

  • @ShyGirl142
    @ShyGirl142 Рік тому +5

    Yes to more art analysis please! Also listening to you narrate the stories behind each piece of art is awesome every time!
    🎃🎃🎃

  • @TheEcho154
    @TheEcho154 Рік тому +7

    I really enjoy these art reviews. I would love to hear your thoughts on LoR art too; I feel like they went above and beyond on so many cards, and even some of the card animations (A Sol champ spell comes to mind). I also like it when you get into the weeds about the technical aspects of the art. 🎃

  • @Fellefan
    @Fellefan Рік тому

    yes- YES please more of these 🎃
    I personally love when you point out more details about narrative in a splash. many of the splashes you talked about are ones I love, but seeing them in a different light (and pointing out things I missed before, like the bodies around thresh for example) just makes me fall in love with them all over again. :'D I certainly do not mind it when you talk at length about a single splash, as an artist myself; I'll gladly sit here hours on end looking at gorgeous art!

  • @S0leil___
    @S0leil___ 10 місяців тому

    this was a really beautiful and wonderful video. paced perfectly and as an artist im obsessed with it. wouldnt mind more geeking over textures. very impressive lol. would love more of these

  • @tash1205
    @tash1205 Рік тому +3

    i adore listening to you point out all the details in the splashart. i never noticed the dragon at the front spitting fire onto heimer's hair. as someone who wants to go into the direction of storytelling later on, it's really fascinating to see how many forms it can take.

  • @Acide950
    @Acide950 Рік тому +5

    🎃
    Would love to hear you talk more about art, it helps me notice things I never even thought about before.
    Personally I like a mixture of storytelling and art techniques, you're a very good storyteller (probably heard that before) and it is nice to hear you explain rendering, composition and stuff that truly makes the splashes interesting, for while I might see the things, I don't really /notice/ them.

  • @lunamoth505
    @lunamoth505 Рік тому

    id love to watch more videos like this; it's awesome looking at the splash art this close with you, i almost wish it was longer i ADORE stuff like this,, both story telling and artistic technicality deserves more attention it's so inspiring 🎃

  • @yoon5848
    @yoon5848 Рік тому

    Love these videos! Definitely like it when you dive deep into everything about them. Lore, composition, technique, history, feeling, etc.

  • @Wikwil
    @Wikwil Рік тому +4

    I love when you make those type of videos! :D
    It would be cool if you could make one about splash arts that you dislike for whatever reason (ofc excluding the outdated splash arts). I know that it may seem a bit rude towards the authors, but you already have a series where you pick your most and least favourite skins for each champion. I'd love to see a similar approach when it comes to splash arts :P
    It's up to you though. I love hearing you ramble about art so I'll stick around regardless 😅

  • @vahenralukan
    @vahenralukan Рік тому +4

    🎃 I really like those video and I'd love to see more, on splash art or on LoR card

  • @kuala3840
    @kuala3840 Рік тому

    You literally changed how i see High Noon Thresh art forever. I thought it was just Thresh very beautifully sitting in the middle of nowhere but now it's me, sitting head to head to death, surrounded by it's victims with no option to run.

  • @annaaerial9255
    @annaaerial9255 Рік тому

    yes please to more texture talk! also the details on/of the clothes is amazing, that embroidery on Nilah's tunic is gorgeous!

  • @Karymon-1999
    @Karymon-1999 Рік тому +4

    🎃 I absolutetly adore this videos, inspire me to get better on my art and storytelling, sometimes i get overwelmed to tell a super long story but with this i can see you can tell so much with just one image
    Also, Thresh on the last one also seems like we (asuming we're a character like in the Gankplan splashart) tried to get to the battle against him, we got there late so we see Thresh wating for us so he can kill us, that art represent the aftermath of a boss battle that ended poorly for us

  • @ruyiyuenart
    @ruyiyuenart 8 місяців тому

    I really enjoyed this series. I came across these videos while looking for pieces to study to improve my portfolio and your analysis was so helpful. Thank you.

  • @isaacmg9213
    @isaacmg9213 Рік тому

    Honestly, i really really like the geeking out over technical artistical excecution, mostly when i sit down to contemplate some of the gorgeous art on LoR or league's splashes thats the aspect that often mesmrizes me the most, mostly out of sheer marvel at how someone is capable of puling that sort of stuff, GENIUS!! Keep going man, full support from all angles here!! 🎃

  • @yasserbadri7117
    @yasserbadri7117 8 місяців тому +4

    2 words briar feet

  • @obliviouscrab3125
    @obliviouscrab3125 Рік тому +3

    Me still sadge no Cosmic Jhin ;-;

  • @Priestess_Zenithar
    @Priestess_Zenithar Рік тому

    This is awesome! More please! And the longer formate with the thresh narrator vibe is the best.

  • @ronkariessenpai2231
    @ronkariessenpai2231 Рік тому +1

    Yes pls do make more of these and i really like the nerdy technical fabric analysis u do. Makes me realize jow much work and just craftsmanship takes to make these.