Game Artist Appreciation thread

[Saru's Paw]

I think it sucks that game artists don't get a lot of recognition for the work they do on games, whether it be box art, promotional pieces, or even concept art.
of course you have superstars like Akira Toriyama (R.I.P), Yoshitaka Ammano, Ayami Kojima, etc. But they are not the norm unfortunately.
My favourite game artist is Kazuma Kaneko due to his unique art style in how he draws humans.

also shoutout to Yusuke Nakano

 

[DunkeyKong]

Yoji Shinkawa is my favorite artist, incredible artwork for incredible games

 

[Not_Red]

I'm a sucker for the artstyle of Himukai Yuji, is a little bit on the more anime side but I just love the shading on the clothes for the characters. I also really like how you can see the evolution and how much more details have been added on each design across the years.

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

I'm a sucker for the artstyle of Himukai Yuji, is a little bit on the more anime side but I just love the shading on the clothes for the characters. I also really like how you can see the evolution and how much more details have been added on each design across the years.


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He makes the best loli's in knights clothing!

 

[Yousef]

The absolute best 8bit sprite artists on earth in my eyes are the Megaman NES sprite artists and robot master design artists with how utterly creative they are when it comes to dancing around the technical limitations of the NES. Megaman 6 is a marvel of beauty on the nes.

 

[SpcDaicon]

Koh & Yoh Yoshinari and their work on Valkyrie Profile

 

[Amag0k1]

I think it sucks that game artists don't get a lot of recognition for the work they do on games, whether it be box art, promotional pieces, or even concept art.
of course you have superstars like Akira Toriyama (R.I.P), Yoshitaka Ammano, Ayami Kojima, etc. But they are not the norm unfortunately.
My favourite game artist is Kazuma Kaneko due to his unique art style in how he draws humans.
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also shoutout to Yusuke Nakano
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Do not forget Yuzo Takada, i have not seen him get much registration in ages, very niche these days, but he was responsible for major anime back in the day, such as Blue seed and 3x3 eyes. Artist like him and even some of the PC-98 artists have disappeared from the industry, which is a dame shame.

 

[Prism_Red]

Some already mentioned here, my other faves are Fujisaka Kimihiko, Tsunako, and Kishida Mel.
Mel is a bit of a nut too as a person, it's fun seeing his antics on Twitter.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

VANILLAWARE RAAAAAAAAAAH
Thank you Kamitani for this company.

 

[Saru's Paw]

I also think western artists don't get enough credit either. My two favourites are Steve Purcell:

and Steve Mayles

 

[Raziya The Seeker]

I've got to hand it to Akihiko Yoshida...

...and Yoshitaka Amano, for making some cool art for Final Fantasy.

 

[OmegaPunch's iconOmegaPunch]

My favorite is Hiroshi Minagawa, who worked alongside Akihiko Yoshida on a lot of Squaresoft and Square Enix games.

 

[Ícaro Oliveira Santos]

Masanori Sato my beloved, you will always be famous to me.