When we last left Edison Yan, artist for 5th Cell’sScribblenauts, he was drawing the casts of theStreet Fighterfranchise andFinal Fantasy VII. Observant readers noticed that Yan had skipped Seth, but he’s sincebeen addedto the mix (and Yan might have to add T. Hawk and Juri as well, if theseSuper Street Fighter IVrumorspan out).
Well, Yan’s been busy in the months leading up the release of the well-receivedScribblenauts: hedesignedthe cover of the August issue of ItalianNintendo Power; posted an alternate cover forScribblenautsonhis personal blog; contributed to UDON’sDarkstalkersTributewith a piece called“The Succubus Queen”featuring Felicia, Morrigan, and Hsien-Ko (alsocheck outPaul Robertson’s piece); andre-made the cast ofFinal Fantasy VIin his trademark style.
Scribblenautsmay have some issues, but its art isn’t one of them. I really like Yan’s style, and I find myself re-using certain items just because I like the way they look (the pterodactyl, polar bear, and tiger, for example). If you like Yan’s style too, thankFinal Fantasy VI: “ThisFinal Fantasy VIset is probably my favorite set of the bunch because it’s one of my favorite games of all time. This game inspired me A LOT and had everything to do with me getting into concept art for videogames in the first place,” he says.
I particularly like the Kefka and Shadow/Interceptor characters, and, though I didn’t think it was possible, Yan managed to make moogles even cuter.
Be sure to check all of Edison Yan’s art, videogame-related or not,on his blog. Kupo!
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