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Old January 18th, 2009, 05:52 AM   #1
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Talking Yoshitaka Amano
Illustrator and conceptualist behind many of the Final Fantasy games, Yoshitaka Amano has provided the series with fantastical and whimsical pieces that have profoundly affected the aesthetic of the series.

In this thread, post a piece of Amano's work that you enjoy, or comment on other pieces we've posted.

To start us off, Shadow from Final Fantasy VI:
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Old January 18th, 2009, 01:42 PM   #2
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I enjoy Amano's work much more than I do Nomura's. I know quite a few people who dislike amano's distinct style for aesthetic reasons, but I tend to revel in it. Where Nomura's drawings certainly are pleasing to the eye, and very smooth, I'm in love with the raw livliness of Amano's drawings. I particularly enjoy his work on FFII, VI, and X, as well as the logos for the entire series, but I also enjoy pieces unrelated to FF, such as Vampire Hunter D and his take on Wolverine and Elektra.
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Old January 18th, 2009, 02:27 PM   #3
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Reminds me of Aubrey Beardsley. His stuff is a lot more interesting than Nomura's.
At least he knew that Nomura's design of Tidus' outfit was horrible.
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Old January 18th, 2009, 02:35 PM   #4
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Reminds me of Aubrey Beardsley. His stuff is a lot more interesting than Nomura's.
At least he knew that Nomura's design of Tidus' outfit was horrible.
I don't really mind Nomura's designs for FFX, because they weren't as anime-ish as his other designs, but yeah Amano did some great concept work for FFX
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Old January 18th, 2009, 03:07 PM   #5
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Spoilers – amano…




Yeah, awesome.
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Old January 18th, 2009, 03:17 PM   #6
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Shit's purtty
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I find Amano to be a talented artist. At least most of his characters look different from one another. :v
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I find Amano to be a talented artist. At least most of his characters look different from one another. :v
are you implying nomura's characters dont????!?!?! :argh:
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Yoshitaka is great. I wish he was the one to design the characters, still.
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Old January 19th, 2009, 01:43 AM   #10
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Amano is an admirable concept artist. the only real issue I have is that the male drawings usually end up looking like they're wearing lipstick, so it gets a bit distracting. But, it's minor, and I commend him for his brilliance.
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not all of his artwork is based off of FF.





his style was always unique,
and it has forever made me jealous

neat thread, good job Shamdeo :D
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his art looks like a refined chinese style of art mixed with modern details...but i still think its original of him to thought of that
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He's a great artist, I used to dislike it but now enjoy seeing it.
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i think that the style of an artist is like an atmosphere
you just have more interest for the one that comforts
your eyes in his work

not to mention the genre.
His art works so much better with fantasy, in my opinion.
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