Traditional Art methods in Game Art

 10/10/20 - Week 1

WUESTLING, J., 2020. Lillia - League of Legends [image] Available at: <https://www.artstation.com/artwork/688AdV> [Accessed 10 October 2020]

To look firstly at the shapes in this piece, though there is no overwhelming use of shape, Wuestling uses soft slopes as a major theme to convey the peaceful, soft nature of Lillia's character and the mood of the piece itself creating a strong sense of harmony. As mentioned in the lecture, circles can also provide a sense of energy and this is definitely a major part of the magical theme of the piece and the orbs are strong circles to provide this effect along with the use of light. You could also note the way the tree is positioned as this curves round encasing the right side of the piece. Another shape that is apparent is some triangles, this piece is not threatening but the fact they are slightly prevalent perhaps could indicate some sort of mischief or even a slight quickness.

The composition of the piece is mainly dictated by the figure in the middle with the arm directing the eye right and down the path of the light. The eye could also be led left by the staff and into the opposing light source which provides a sense of balance. The expression of the piece is led by the face and the fluidity of the pose, the face provides mystery as the expression isn't completely certain. It is not in any way malicious or sad, but instead happy, natural, somewhat thoughtful and delicate all at once.

The light in this piece creates a focus on the face too as the light source from the right creates a warm contrast on the upper body whilst the source on the other side highlights the lower body without drawing attention on everything at once.

Colour is an extremely important part of this piece, it is overwhelmingly blue & purple which creates a sense of serenity. As noted in the lecture, blue can also connotate supernatural which you could definitely connect with this piece. Intertwining the blue with the pinks and purples creates a sense of importance, magic, mystery, love and perhaps nurture. The use of pinks also ties in with the very feminine nature of the piece.