• 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. Freya's Avatar
      Freya -
      HOW IS IT STAYING AIRBORNE?! That's a great question.
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
      Loony BoB -


      Donal O'Brien - RocketEdge - Ireland

      Please fit in, please fit in... oh man, this uniform smells. Why did the last soldier have such big feet?
    1. metagloria's Avatar
      metagloria -
      dat zolom.
    1. Puft's Avatar
      Puft -
      Noooo! Don't overthink the magic! Don't! haha. Incredible works!!
    1. LadyJuxtaposition's Avatar
      LadyJuxtaposition -
      Awesome uniform Sir Cloud!
    1. Puft's Avatar
      Puft -
      haha, RocketEdge, Cloud's commentary is awesome! Nice work!
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
      Loony BoB -
      Finally getting close to completing all the prep work for the remaining files so hopefully I can post these works a bit faster soon. Hope you guys can keep up.

      I opted to skip past a couple of places and shot us into Junon, but rest assured we'll see Fort Condor later in this saga.

      Y'all enjoying yourselves? I've been keeping up with your posts - and I thank you so much for them! They keep me going.
    1. DrAssenov's Avatar
      DrAssenov -
      Astounding work, guys!!
    1. Freya's Avatar
      Freya -
      Nice job rocketedge! What'd you use to make your piece?
    1. black orb's Avatar
      black orb -
      (SPOILER)
      Quote Originally Posted by Loony BoB View Post


      Donal O'Brien - RocketEdge - Ireland

      Please fit in, please fit in... oh man, this uniform smells. Why did the last soldier have such big feet?

      >>> Viva la revolucion!!
    1. Puft's Avatar
      Puft -
      Quote Originally Posted by Loony BoB View Post
      Finally getting close to completing all the prep work for the remaining files so hopefully I can post these works a bit faster soon. Hope you guys can keep up.

      I opted to skip past a couple of places and shot us into Junon, but rest assured we'll see Fort Condor later in this saga.

      Y'all enjoying yourselves? I've been keeping up with your posts - and I thank you so much for them! They keep me going.
      It's a pleasant experience. Thank you so much for taking the time! Keep up the awesome work!
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
      Loony BoB -


      Robbie Cole - eirhjien - United States

      In order to cross the ocean, Avalanche disguised as Shinra Navy sneak aboard a military transport ship bound for Case de Sol. The relaxing voyage is cut short do to Murder on board which forces the team into action.
    1. Rocket Edge's Avatar
      Rocket Edge -
      Thanks guys.
      Quote Originally Posted by Freya View Post
      Nice job rocketedge! What'd you use to make your piece?
      Pen and paintbrush with ink.

      Robbie I adore that.
    1. Freya's Avatar
      Freya -
      bahah the simplicity of this one is just perfect
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
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      Nicole - Kiwano0 - Switzerland

      Cloud, was het jetzt das sölle? Hää de Red XIII chan belle?
    1. Puft's Avatar
      Puft -
      The music comes to mind: It's difficult to stand on both feet.

      Happens every time I see Red XIII And Barret in their sailor uniforms! Haha, I really like this picture. Barret xD

      --

      Nicole: Aww, poor Red, hahaha!
    1. LadyJuxtaposition's Avatar
      LadyJuxtaposition -
      SAILOR SUITS! They are next year's fashion tread from now on!
    1. black orb's Avatar
      black orb -
      >>> FF7 navy. lol

      Oh no, animal violence!..
    1. Psychotic's Avatar
      Psychotic -
      late but MR DOLPHIN IS THE TRUE HERO OF FFVII

      Me and DrAssenov went to Junon once. True story. One day I'll show you...
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
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      Stacy L. Gage - Stacy-L-Gage - United States

      Aerith and the gang finally get a break for a few days (or minutes depending on how you played). Too bad Cloud has to be dragged into having fun.
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