"Ahri Level 1" - Her travel attire conceals her vastaya form. Based on the design by Joe Madureira and Hicham Habchi. Growing up, Joe Mad was one of my biggest inspirations so it was amazing to indirectly work with him.
"Ahri Level 2" - She has wholeheartedly embraced her wild nature.
"Tail-Cloak Matriarch"
"Sai'nen Thousand-Tailed"
"Pathless Ancient"
"The Mourned" - She keeps the arrows in to remind humans of their cruelty.
"Windsinger" - Early mood piece
"Liminal Guardian"
Detail
"Sai'nen Thousand-Tailed" - Early sketch
My initial proposal for Ahri’s parents: A full fox lord and a full Ionian human. These later became Sai'nen Thousand-Tailed and Tail-Cloak Matriarch respectively. They are no longer blood related to Ahri.
Early sketch to capture the mood.
"Tail-Cloak Matriarch" - Portrait study
Process GIF for Ahri level 2
Character concepts Ahri and the vastaya lords that she encounters along her journey.
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"Ahri’s lifelong search for her past led her to the sapling, Omikayalan, 'the Heart of the World', and the origin of Runeterra’s vastaya. This land is guarded by vastaya lords - they are not kindly forest spirits, but grand and secretive creatures who have hidden themselves away from the world and resent the influx of humans."
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