street fighter

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

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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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Kickass Street Fighter Illustrations

PauloGabriel — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:09:31 +0000

I cannot wait for the day I'll finally buy me a video game (which one I don't know) and will be finally able to play that sweet Street Fighter IV game. This series is a true classic... I remember playing the arcade game in 1993 or so... and was pretty fun!

So, yes, I got a little nostalgic about it, and just had to find some trully kickass illustrations... and yeah, I did it. These are totally awesome, the artists are amazing... and I guess that checking these will be little fun for everyone that loves the series. Also, if you like these, you should really check out each artist's page for more of their work. I hope you all enjoy these. Cheers! ;)

Lines by Alvin Lee, Colors by Fabian "Monk" Schlaga

Lines by Alvin Lee, Colors by Arnold Tsang and Ramil Sunaga

Lines by Alvin Lee, Colors by Arnold Tsang

Art by Arnold Tsang

Art by Bobby Chiu

Art by Arnold Tsang

Lines by Alvin Lee, Colors by Sven

Lines by Alvin Lee, Colors by Espen Grundetjern

Art by Mark "diablo2003" Brooks

Art by Jeffrey "Chamba" Cruz

Art by Alvin Lee

Lines by Alvin Lee, Colors by Gary Yeung

Art by Ryan Benjamin

Lines by Alvin Lee, Colors by Arnold Tsang

Art by Jeffrey "Chamba" Cruz

Art by Arnold Tsang

Art by Alvin Lee, Colors by Spen Grundetjern

Art by Arnold Tsang

Lines by Joe Ng, Colors by Spen Grundetjern

Pencils by Alvin Lee, Inks by Crystal Reid, Colors by Espen Grundetjern

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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The Best Ryu Illustrations

PauloGabriel — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:31:02 +0000

A few weeks ago we had a really awesome post fulfilled with illustrations of one of the greatest female characters from the games: Chun-Li. It was a big hit, and one of suggestions after that was to have more of those. Deal!

The best character featured is haddoken freak, Ryu! This guy is one tough dude, and surely a favorite, between all the Street Fighter characters! I've went through DeviantART and found a bunch of illustrations, but selected only the best of them! I really hope you enjoy these! And who would like to be featured here next? Sagat? Blanka? Tell us! Cheers. ;)

Art: Juan Manuel

Art: Jose Johann Jaro

Art: Mark Anthony Tadura

Art: Kael

Art: Joe Vriens

Lines: Fooray, Colors: KFoster

Art: satanasov

Art: artauxeo

Arnold Tsang

gammon

Steve

Jo Chen

Lines: Joe Ng, Colors: kandoken

Art: MagnozZ

Art: Mart

Lines: Fooray, Colors: Joshua Ravello

Art: AGNakamura

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The Best Chun-Li Illustrations

PauloGabriel — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:42:57 +0000

One of the best thing about video games is the legion of fans. There are people so fanatic about some games that they'll just do anything to show their love for it. Street Fighters fans in general love Chun-Li, and thank God for those who are awesome illustrators, and just deliver us some eyecandy pieces!

There's not much to say about Chun-Li, the only thing to know right away is that she's totally famous for her legs, and that If you keep fooling around too much, she'll freaking Whirl Wind Kick you right under your nose. Anyways, some awesome artists have painted her, and here is a selection of the best! But if I missed any, please drop us a link! And please, visit these guys portfolios! Hope you enjoy, these! Cheers! ;)