Yoshitaka Amano is a famous Japanese illustrator and the modern successor of the orthodoxy of fantasy art.
He is known as the father of Final Fantasy because he is familiar with some of the characters and worldview settings of the popular game Final Fantasy series. Amano's works are flowing and fluid, with a strong personal style and fantastical colors. Since then, he has drawn covers and illustrations for the famous best-selling novel series "Yin and Yang Division", which is popular with young readers around the world.
The Arrival of the Riding God.1987
Black flame
Flowers and snakes. ripe
Flowers and snakes. flowering
Thin and pretty face, sharp jaw, slender eyes, the pupils occupy the vast majority, the corners of the eyes are sharp, the look is strange, a little contempt, a little nobility, a little sadness, a little cold and clear
The style of creation can be expressed through the external form of the artwork, which can more deeply reflect the artist's personal aesthetic connotation, era background and cultural heritage. Amano has said that the exotic culture of Morocco, an Arab country in northwest africa, has a great influence on his artistic creation. Fez in Morocco, ancient handicrafts such as dyeing, carving, pottery and other production processes, earth-golden desert, fantasy music, medieval city walls, the legendary old man in red, the whole city is filled with mysterious and primitive artistic atmosphere.
Photo excerpt from "Magic Sky"
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