Yoji Shinkawa was (until 2015) the lead character designer, mechanical designer, and art director of the Metal Gear video game franchise. In this video, Shinkawa discusses his experience working on the Metal Gear franchise over the years. His concept art is usually done in the paint-and-paper medium (or its digital equivalent) and has a very stylistic and flavorful appeal. Linked here is a short video of Shinkawa painting a piece live.
Many of Shinkawa’s works use a small color palette, allowing for special emphasis on certain details of a piece (often the eyes). Something about Shinkawa’s art style makes his pieces look simultaneously sketchy and refined, an aesthetic I often try to go for in my own art.
