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Dawn: The Worlds of Final Fantasy

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Length:: 0:24 Mins

Dawn: The Worlds of Final Fantasy contains the development sketches of the first four Final Fantasy games, I to IV. All the characters in this book are foreign to me since my first acquaintance with the game was Final Fantasy VII. All with the exception of the monsters and summons which are also used in later series. An index of titles is provided to identify the characters.

This is a character design book. Right at the start are a few foldout pages that unfold into larger illustrations. Most of the illustrations are done in pencil and watercolour. The designs are filled with detail although they are really sketches with furry pencil lines. A few black and white designs towards the end of the book.

If you're played the games before, you'll see familiar characters like Cecil Harvey, Rosa Farrell and Cid, just to name a few. There are of course lots of creatures -- high level ones -- like dragons, Leviathan, Ifrit, Odin, Bahamut, Chocobo, etc. It's interesting to see how the designs of these traditional legendary creatures have evolved since the first game, which was released in dot matrix. I'm really glad to see that Chocobo is now cuter in the later versions (original Chocobo in the pictures below).

There are no game screenshots or highly polished splash pages in this book. All are concept art by Yoshitaka Amano.

This book is recommended to character designers and game artists with reservations. Whether you like the book will depend on how much you like the style of Yoshitaka Amano.

There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.

I own the Final Fantasy 3 or 6 in Japan imported book but this book has alot of drawings I never seen. Done in his Pencil or Ink Marker pencil style.
Only complaint is the length of the book =)

I love this book. I bought this as a gift and wrapped it immediately but from what I saw it seemed so worth the price! The art is fantastic and one can never own enough Final Fantasy items. If you are a fan then you will love this book and appreciate its content.

very good book, Final Fantasy Illustrated with drawings of important history and very nice colors
muy buen libro ilustrado de Final Fantasy, con importantes dibujos de la historia y colores muy lindos

Simply put, If you are an Amano fan then you will love this book.
It has only artwork in it(no filler) and has a wonderfully strange foldout.

1- A lot of original Amano's designs for Final Fantasy I-IV.
2- Extraordinary quality.
3- Only waiting for the next tome that includes the designs of Final Fantasy V and VI.

If you are a fan of the Final Fantasy world then you want to purchase Dawn: The Worlds of Final Fantasy. It has some of the most stunning artwork from the first four Final Fantasy's. Yoshitaka Amano mixes concept art of a fantasy world with medievil and Japanese styles. If you are a true fan you will really enjoy this.

This book was very cool to read! i had only played the games on the computer. I really enjoyed the books and it gave me a whole new look at everything!

I didn't expected Amano's work to be so wonderful. Even the rest of my family who didn't him at all felt an impressive sensation about it.

This book is amazing. It has many illustrations that I've never seen before and that I can guarantee won't be found by simply sifting around online. Besides, it's very reasonably priced and well worth it.

There is a generous amount of colored work, all in that very familiar, very endearing Amano style that I love. Granted, his work (to me) is either the best thing I've ever seen, or very mediocre. I'm sure someone knows these style variations I'm referring to. Anyway, to those that understand, this book is gold. But, as it is a compilation of concept art for the first four installations of the Final Fantasy series, it's main focuse is on character and monster design.

What I particularly love about this book is the way that I can just prop it up when I'm working on my art school homework, and it pretty much acts as an infinite source of inspiration. That, and for my inner geek, it comes with a fabulous little index (in English) that names each character/monster/what have you and what page they are on.



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