Can S2 hire better artists for digital arts?

[[VGG]SmackTrickz`]

As my topic states.
Even though you get a week between updates and hell, probably even more time since you know what's gonna be on earlier, it would be cool if we could get some polished graphics.


Even though it looks not _that_ bad it still feels like a very fast (for professional) speed painting.
I know guys that do arts for LoL and they charge like 100-200$ for one art, is it that much for you?


Just look at this.

And it's not like HoN didn't have good arts before, just check this one out:
http://dbzer0.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/fayde.jpg

Disclaimer: this is not a troll post, just pointing out that we could start doing professional marketing with professional promo arts.

[[Lady]Pedent]

What exactly is so much better about the LoL one?
That it's bigger?

[[MAZZ]Loekino]

Yeah i agree with you, i dont like the new art style they are using for a while now.

[[VGG]SmackTrickz`]

Polish, composition, anatomy, background, detail, lights and shading...pretty much everything.
Just log into LoL and see their login screen that changes now almost every update. It looks ****ing amazing. (to note: i completely hate their shitty ass game, just pointing out the graphics).

[[Lady]Pedent]

And the fact that the LoL picture there is of some sort of half-naked chick, and then one you use as an example of great S2 art is Fayde, makes me think you just want to see more naked girls.

[[Toho]Aki]

And the fact that the LoL picture there is of some sort of half-naked chick, and then one you use as an example of great S2 art is Fayde, makes me think you just want to see more naked girls.

Who does not?

[[VGG]SmackTrickz`]

I'm sorry, I don't know if you're trolling or you don't posses any sort of esthetic perception to judge the picture by its quality and not content nor size for that matter.

[[Lady]Pedent]

Well considering how similar that picture is to the Fayde art, I think it's all just your opinion.

[[S2]Dawnbringer]

Is good no? I have just noticed some are really good but they are the ones you generally have to look for.

EDIT: They are generally of a completely different style.

[Jeroz]

You called?

[Sherwood]

Different Style. HoN is like a painted Murial. LoL is like standardised fantasy art.
Both are great in their own ways. But I prefer HoN because LoL's art style depresses me because it makes me feel like I could never produce photo-realistic fantasy artwork.

Perhaps LoL hires this type of Artwork to compensate for the awful Graphic Aesthetics /miow

[lucid_dreamz]

Yeah some of HoN art looks a little speed painted,maybe because they have to consider other things than this,LoL has some great artworks indeed but think about their in-game graphics...they suck....thats why they create always better graphic artwork..HoN has amazing graphics in-game and they have to work on them as well,i belive its a matter of time..

[[FUR]kerespup]

Yeah some of HoN art looks a little speed painted,maybe because they have to consider other things than this,LoL has some great artworks indeed but think about their in-game graphics...they suck....thats why they create always better graphic artwork..HoN has amazing graphics in-game and they have to work on them as well,i belive its a matter of time..

This is the ingame model of one of the newest Champs in LoL



I don't think they suck

This second pic shows how they revamped older models into newer ones as well




Legionnaire's old model needs a revamp.

If S2 were able to make those high poly background models, then I don't see why they can't up the ante with their older models.

[Raina_]

"God gave men both a willy and a head and only enough blood to run one at a time" - Robin Williams /Thread

[[EEND]KingSaber]

S2 makes good art but OP has a point with the two pictures he compared. Rallys art is terrible

[AmunRamen]

I get your point and have to agree in a way, but I don't think that concept arts are really as important as you make them sound.
Sure I'd probably be a bit more hyped to see the upcoming heroes but it wouldn't change anything once in game. Reworking some of the old models would be better imo.

[[Copy]DawZ_]

I'd do it for 10 bucks.

[[KFB]Millikin]

What exactly is so much better about the LoL one?
That it's bigger?

No.. that "they" are bigger ... what else reason would he have choosen such a picture...

[[RCT]fizhfood]

I'd do it for 10 bucks.

haha, I would buy that for 100 bucks!

[[TSW]The_VOLGA]

Considering LoL ingame graphics is rubbish. I can live with S2 seeing that their ingame graphics is miles ahead of LoL