• Final Fantasy VII: Moments

    Over the past four months, I have been working with over 100 artists to recreate the entire story of Final Fantasy VII in art forum. All the famous moments and many smaller moments will hopefully inspire nostalgia in you all! Come, take a peak. And prepare to be taken on a journey as you witness Final Fantasy VII in a way you've never seen before.

    This was created as a birthday present for Eyes on Final Fantasy. We are now 15 years old!



    Preface

    Final Fantasy VII is a game full of incredible moments. Some of these are very, very well known. Many people remember, for example, Sephiroth standing in the middle of a burning village. You’ll also likely recall him later on, piercing a certain someone’s body to the dismay of millions around the world.

    But do you remember all the little things? Many people would have unwittingly skipped right past a couple of scenes featuring Johnny. I dare say some of you might not even know who Johnny is! Or perhaps you might not recall the finer details of how Barret lost his right hand. The famous moments have been drawn time and time again—and rightfully so—but it is the complete story, full of small moments as well as the big ones, that really makes this game great.

    When the wonderful staff I work with at Eyes on Final Fantasy asked what we should do for our 15th anniversary, a few ideas were tossed around and I mentioned that we could get our much-loved artists the DeviantArt group involved. After mentioning examples of what we could do, the idea of a complete Final Fantasy story—told through artwork—sprang to mind. I never expected anything this big.

    The original plan was to get about 60 artists involved initially, knowing that some would have to cancel as is the way with people who have busy lives. I put together a list of 180 moments in the game, thinking I may as well start high because then if I get around half that, it’s still a huge project. In the end, over 100 artists created over 200 works of art, and I am—a week before this project is due to be released—still getting more art in, and still getting artists asking if they can do something. I’m having to come up with more and more ideas on what to draw!

    In this project, you will stumble into an unprecedented gallery of artwork created by fans out of nothing but love of Final Fantasy VII, the Final Fantasy series as a whole and—of course—the love of art. In the comments below this article, the complete thread and the PDF document you will see the artist's name (real or nickname), their DeviantArt account and their country of residence (some countries were undisclosed out of artist preference). The DeviantArt name is also a link to their DeviantArt page, I encourage you to click them!

    Name - DeviantArt Account Link - Country of Residence

    Beneath their credit information you will find text provided by the artist, and in their own native language. This may annoy some, but in the end Final Fantasy VII is a game loved around the world, and this is our way of showing off just how global that love really is. In some cases the text will be a quote from the game, in some cases an invented quote. More often, it will be their thoughts or feelings on the moment they have created in art form.

    Every work of art seen in this document was created from scratch for this project. Everything is new. I personally can not thank the artists enough—each and every one of them has taken the time to do something for nothing in return, sometimes spending months working for it. I couldn’t be more proud of them or their artwork.

    - Daniel Towns / Loony BoB, owner of Eyes on Final Fantasy


    This article was originally published in forum thread: Final Fantasy VII: Moments started by Loony BoB View original post
    Comments 976 Comments
    1. Jinx's Avatar
      Jinx -
      Haha, Sephiroth isn't even bothered on that bridge.
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
      Loony BoB -
      Could've used this before, but I preferred saving it for this part (I find myself struggling to listen to On That Day Five Years Ago for too long!).

    1. Midorisa's Avatar
      Midorisa -
      Beautiful picture roman-ranman! Love the mood and the lighting in it <3
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
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      Sabina Sznura - Asaiba - Poland

      Jedna z najważniejszych miejsc w final fantasy jak dla mnie. Dużo różnych scen się działo w tym miejscu. Ale podczas grania zawsze nie lubiłam tam tych potworów jak byłam młodsza, pamiętam że się wystraszyłam tych eksperymentów jakie tam się odbywały. Niczym horror dla mnie.
    1. LadyJuxtaposition's Avatar
      LadyJuxtaposition -
      Really loved the dark colors and glowing effects in roman's work! Very majestic!
    1. Psychotic's Avatar
      Psychotic -
      Holy trout at the orthopedic underwear art xD Well played.
    1. Puft's Avatar
      Puft -
      Sabina: The angle is perfect here! How menacing this factory is... Nice!
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
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      Mariannie Nguyen - utenafangirl - United States

      When I first played the game I got really immerse with the story. This part in particular really shine on the experiments that Shinra, or at least Hojo's, on human life and pretty much creating a form of monsters. Then to think who would do such a thing and question Hojo's sanity and why. It was still a confusing part of the story but it did make a whole lot of great drama and the satisfactory to find answers at the end.
    1. Puft's Avatar
      Puft -
      The monster in the tube gave me nightmares, I won't even lie. That was trippy... Great work, Utena, especially in the monster's face---or should I say, human... >_> I really want to see this game remade someday.
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
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      Holly Churchill - sofear - United Kingdom

      There's a mixture of both sympathy and fear. A frightening moment where I begun to realise the turning point of Sephiroth about to 'snap'. Within an instant, the build up of trust you had felt for the character tears into shreds before your eyes, even through the eyes of Cloud.




      Elena Brighittini - chwee - Italy

      Sephiroth č uno dei miei personaggi preferiti e vederlo cosě tormentato in questa scena mi ha spezzato il cuore. Allo stesso tempo,perň ero preoccupata per Cloud...non volevo che Sephiroth gli facesse del male. Mi facevo un sacco di domande come: "chi č in realtŕ Sephiroth?Cosa sta succedendo? In questa scena ho capito che Sephiroth sarebbe diventato veramente cattivo...da una parte la cosa mi elettrizzava,dall'altra mi rattristava.
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
      Loony BoB -
      Fun fact: Due to a "double booking", both of the above artists did the same scene. They had no idea of each other's artwork, yet chose the same angle, before and after a swinging motion of the Masamune, despite it not being the same angle as in the game. They also placed Cloud in the same position, despite this not being his position in the game (he was on a level below, on the other side of the reactor).

      Uncanny. Yet the results are, as you can see, amazing!
    1. Midorisa's Avatar
      Midorisa -
      Great lightning effects on chwee's piece!
    1. Puft's Avatar
      Puft -
      Quote Originally Posted by Loony BoB View Post
      Fun fact: Due to a "double booking", both of the above artists did the same scene. They had no idea of each other's artwork, yet chose the same angle, before and after a swinging motion of the Masamune, despite it not being the same angle as in the game. They also placed Cloud in the same position, despite this not being his position in the game (he was on a level below, on the other side of the reactor).

      Uncanny. Yet the results are, as you can see, amazing!

      That is incredibly uncanny! I actually thought this was planned!! Mind blown. hahaha. I agree, both pieces are stunning!
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
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      black orb - blackorb00 - Undisclosed

      This was kind of fun to draw.
    1. metagloria's Avatar
      metagloria -
      I didn't get this thread at first, but now I get it, and...holy cow. Some of these are utterly jaw-dropping. Incredible work by all the artists and BoB the organizer/deejay.
    1. Psychotic's Avatar
      Psychotic -
      I knew I recognised the art style on that Sephiroth!
    1. Puft's Avatar
      Puft -
      And Sephiroth, ladies and gentlemen, has just lost his marbles!

      I love your style Orb. You even took the time to make up the other volumes behind him on the shelves. I feel like there's an Easter Egg here somewhere, I know it.
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
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      Ivan Navarro - hujunisei - Brazil

      One moment Sephiroth was reading books, the next thing you know, he's burned down the entire village. Tifa's father died this day, which gets revealed directly to the viewer. What we don't also get a direct message about is that Cloud's mother was also murdered. The amount that went on that fateful day is probably the most notable in shaping the story that is Final Fantasy VII.
    1. Rocket Edge's Avatar
      Rocket Edge -
      The detail in these arts is incredible. I love the motorcycle ones as well. Black orbs is great as usual.
    1. Freya's Avatar
      Freya -
      It's blackorb! (pst for newbies, black orb has done a lot of design for eoff cause he's super awesome! I believe our logo came from him )
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