Falcoon
Tatsuhiko Kanaoka, better known by the art-name Falcoon (ファルコン), is a Japanese artist[1] formerly working for SNK Playmore. He has been involved in several iterations of The King of Fighters franchise.
Falcoon had worked with the old SNK back in 1998 as a designer. He was also a card designer in SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash. [1] [2]
Falcoon started as a fan-artist doing renditions of different company games such as The King of Fighters, Street Fighter, and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. From here he grew quite a fanbase that made SNK Playmore take note. He was chosen to create the ingame artwork for SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom. [3]
Falcoon mostly contributed on character designs and was responsible for the character artwork for The King of Fighters 2003. He was responsible for the alternate designs and new characters seen in the KOF: Maximum Impact series, and was the KOF:MI series' producer and art director.
Falcoon left SNK Playmore sometime in 2008 or 2009 for undisclosed reasons. All projects related to the Maximum Impact series were officially cancelled in October 2009.
His art is recognized by its heavy emphasis on muscle and weight for both genders (the proportions vary though it has a very anime-like influence), shaded with sharp gradients and highlights. His designs are also influenced by the bizarre yet colorful clothing found in Japanese street fashion, particularly Lolita and Fruits fashions. In several interviews, he insists that he uses no reference for his work, relying only on "strong images from memory". He was once an avid gamer and loves to visit the local game center on his time off. He hopes to make games where people can practice them like a sport and "perfect their skills like I used to."
[edit] SNK Works
- Off Beat Racer! - first work; part of debugger team
- SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash
- SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters Clash 2 Expand Edition - main illustrator
- SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters DS - producer and main illustrator
- Capcom vs. SNK (promotional)
- SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos (promotional, cover image)
- The King Of Fighters 2003 - main illustrator
- The King of Fighters XI (special ending artwork; also part of story development)
- KOF: Maximum Impact - character designer
- KOF: Maximum Impact 2 - producer, character designer and art director
- KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation A - producer, character designer and art director
- The King of Fighters: Another Day - original character designer
- The King Of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match - art director
[edit] References
- ^ Alfonso, Andrew (19 May 2005). "E3 2005: Interview with SNK's Falcoon". IGN. http://xbox.ign.com/articles/617/617485p1.html. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
[edit] External links
- Falcoon's blog at the official website of SNK Playmore
- Interview on IGN website
- Interview on Gamasutra website
