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Outstanding Akuma (Gouki) Collection

marcos333 — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:50:37 +0000

I've seen Street Fighter collections thru many design/art blogs , but I never seen a collection of the most insane and kickass character of the series: Akuma (also known as Gouki in Japan). So I picked some amazing illustrations of this anti-hero.

When I was a kid, I remember when I used to play Street Fighter with my pals, everybody were always using the most famous characters like Ryu, Ken and Chun Li, but I always rather use Akuma. Though he had almost the same moves as Ryu and Ken, he was (is) way more stronger.

shalomone

Calvinclyke

UdonCrew

nefar007

acir

Goretoon

no26

kikicianjur

Shinobuzu

darkcomartist

Akuma has red hair, wears prayer beads around his neck, a charcoal gray dogi and a piece of twine around his waist in lieu of an obi. The kanji 'ten' (?) - meaning "sky/heaven", (all in the spiritual sense) - can be seen on his back when it appears during certain win animations. Shin Akuma's appearance is very similar to Akuma's; for example, in the Street Fighter Alpha series, Shin Akuma had a purple gi instead of a gray one and marginally lighter tone. Akuma's introduction in Super Street Fighter II Turbo stemmed from the development team's desire to introduce a "mysterious and really powerful" character, with his status as a hidden character within the game resulting from later discussions (Wikipedia).

Ek-cg

artmus

saintchase

Goretoon

joe-vriens

henryz

dzeri

Kuma-Team

SpineBender

Kenpudiosaki

In spite of his appearance and his antagonistic roles in Street Fighter media, Akuma is generally not considered evil. His sole reason for living is to challenge great fighters from around the world and improve upon his skills. The deaths of his challengers come as a result of testing their abilities as well as his own; therefore, he would not fight (much less kill) anyone he doesn't consider a fair match. His personal nature fits more for the profile of an anti-hero (Wikipedia).

spadjm

UdonCrew

kandoken

UdonCrew

TUS

monk-art

Boss Logic

wlfeng

About the author

My name is Marcos Torres, I'm Graphic Artist from Porto Alegre, Brasil. You can get to know more about me by acessing my Personal Website or by following me on Twitter: @marcos333. You can also see some of my last projects at my Flickr.

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Badass God of War Collection

PauloGabriel — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:24:51 +0000

Lately I'm on a gaming fever. Video games have been a part of my life since ever, and there are some games that just stand out, for its quality, and most of all, for its badassness. Yeah, we love badass games, like the awesome God of War.

So I went looking for some cool illustration of it, and found out some really cool ones, and I got say, that Kratos is like an freaking mythologic Chuck Norris. This guy would seriously tear apart a 20ft monster with his bare hands. No, seriously. Hahaha, just kidding... but this is one awesome game that if you don't know it, you should really take the time to try it out. Anyways, I hope you enjoy these! And don't forget to check out each artist's portfolio. Cheers! ;)

Marcio Takara

Mauricio Herrera

Toni Justamante Jacobs

Peet Cooper

Abraão Lucas

Pedro Delgado

David Grier

Nur Iman

Simon Bork

Andy Park

Ninjatic

Clonerh!

faid hamzi

carlo arellano

Mataleone

Claude Araús

Mark Newman

About the author

Hello, everyone! I'm Paulo Gabriel, designer from Porto Alegre, Brazil, born in 1984. I have worked as a webdesigner since 2006, but websites and blogs have been a hobby for me since 1999. Here in Abduzeedo, I try to bring only the hot stuff for you... and hope that all of you enjoy my posts! For more cool stuff, you may also follow me on Twitter.

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Absolutely Stunning Illustrations and Game Concept Arts by Michael Kutsche

PauloGabriel — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:57:09 +0000

I'm totally addicted to game concept arts, and yesterday I got to know the work of the German artist Michael Kutsche, an awesome illustrator that has been doing some sweet work for Sega and other great clients. These are truly some absolutely stunning illustrations and game concept arts.

And really, there's not much to say, but that these are totally worth checking out. For more of his work you may visit his portfolios at DeviantART, at CG Society, and also his personal site. I hope you enjoy these! Cheers. ;)

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Totally Awesome Illustrations of Solid Snake

PauloGabriel — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:39:09 +0000

When I was a child, there were a bunch of cool games... the Sonic ones, the Mickey ones, the Donald Duck ones, etc. But these were all "cute"... then, after sometime, with the evolution of video game, it was delivered to us a game that kicked butt: Metal Gear Solid.

It was not about fighting, but it was about the art of stealth. Being an ocidental ninja, per say... and Solid Snake was that new kind of John Rambo of secret agents. And man, it was a cool game and I'm definetely waiting a movie. Anyways, I selected some cool illustration of Solid Snake, and I really hope you enjoy these! Cheers. ;)

video game

Outstanding Akuma (Gouki) Collection

I've seen Street Fighter collections thru many design/art blogs , but I never seen a collection of the most insane and kickass character of the series: Akuma (also known as Gouki in Japan). So I picked some amazing illustrations of this anti-hero.

shalomone

Calvinclyke

UdonCrew

nefar007

acir

Goretoon

no26

kikicianjur

Shinobuzu

darkcomartist

Ek-cg

artmus

saintchase

Goretoon

joe-vriens

henryz

dzeri

Kuma-Team

SpineBender

Kenpudiosaki

spadjm

UdonCrew

kandoken

UdonCrew

TUS

monk-art

Boss Logic

wlfeng

About the author

Sponsored Links:

Badass God of War Collection

Lately I'm on a gaming fever. Video games have been a part of my life since ever, and there are some games that just stand out, for its quality, and most of all, for its badassness. Yeah, we love badass games, like the awesome God of War.

Marcio Takara

Mauricio Herrera

Toni Justamante Jacobs

Peet Cooper

Abraão Lucas

Pedro Delgado

David Grier

Nur Iman

Simon Bork

Andy Park

Andy Park

Andy Park

Andy Park

Andy Park

Ninjatic

Clonerh!

faid hamzi

carlo arellano

Mataleone

Claude Araús

Mark Newman

About the author

Sponsored Links:

Absolutely Stunning Illustrations and Game Concept Arts by Michael Kutsche

I'm totally addicted to game concept arts, and yesterday I got to know the work of the German artist Michael Kutsche, an awesome illustrator that has been doing some sweet work for Sega and other great clients. These are truly some absolutely stunning illustrations and game concept arts.

About the author

Sponsored Links:

Totally Awesome Illustrations of Solid Snake

When I was a child, there were a bunch of cool games... the Sonic ones, the Mickey ones, the Donald Duck ones, etc. But these were all "cute"... then, after sometime, with the evolution of video game, it was delivered to us a game that kicked butt: Metal Gear Solid.

Artgerm

kandoken

nefar007

Artgerm

Kendrick Lim

Shernan Mijares

Artgerm

Mikajima

L.H.S.

Spike Wible

oatestwder

Shameimaru

nefar007

Alex Figini

Michael

Daniel Prichard