Yusuke Nakano

Yusuke Nakano is an illustrator who works for Nintendo.
==Biography==
Yusuke Nakano joined Nintendo as an artist in 1992, starting as the package artist for . The first game in that Yusuke Nakano contributed towards was . After being disappointed by the results from outsourcing the artwork of to an external studio, Nakano pushed for Nintendo to develop its own 3D graphical renders for the game. Afterwards, Nakano approached s Character Designer, Yoshiaki Koizumi, and proposed to do all of the artwork himself. After drawing a bust shot of as an adult and presenting it to Koizumi, Nakano received his approval and officially began work on 's artworks. When designing adult , Nakano incorporated Koizumi's 3D model of and designed his face after a "world-famous Hollywood actor". Yusuke Nakano is also responsible for designing the , which joined the from the in and and the feathers from the in . At the time of its creation, the had no deeper meaning, but later inspired the from . The was also joined with the to create the , which was adopted as the for .
While illustrating for , Yusuke Nakano was inspired by the comics and incorporated a gritty art style with hard shadows to match the dark atmosphere of the game. Using this motif, Nakano illustrated a piece in preparation for Nintendo Space World '99. This artwork lacked many of the final details of the game, such as the 's face, the presence of the , and the final design for the . After contributing to , Nakano worked closely with Capcom staff to design in a manner that harmonized with the finished sprite work of the game and the artistic style of and . He also drew from 's design, giving the new a shorter nose and white tights. Nakano struggled with communicating 's beauty and wisdom in her design, taking half a year to finalize it.
Nakano created all of the the illustrations for by using a texture after being shown Yoshiki Haruhana's cartoonish concept art of . At the request of Eiji Aonuma, Nakano also illustrated the for the demo of . Its distinct woodblock texture was created by printing the art onto paper and using to partially remove ink.
In anticipation for its large-scale development, Satoru Takizawa tasked Yusuke Nakano with designing for to assist external artists. To match expectations for a realistic title, Nakano took great care into meticulously detailing 's attire. Nakano's initial designs for depicted him as an adult in his late 20s, but he later revised it to more closely resemble the from after receiving feedback from Nintendo of America. Using his new designs, Nakano prepared an illustration of and for E3 2004. After the concept of transforming into a was introduced, Nakano attempted to incorporate the "wolf cut" hairstyle into 's design, but was ultimately unable to make him look "wild" enough. When designing the from , Nakano incorporated themes from bronze artifacts from the . Nakano designed 's by using the themes from the bronze artifacts and sketching shapes that reminded him of Southeast Asia. As Nakano was deeply invested in s character design, he later approached Satoru Takizawa and insisted that he be the one to illustrate for .
Because of Nakano's work on s woodblock-style opening, his team was tasked with creating the opening sequences for and . Under Nakano's direction, Yuri Adachi created the artwork for . Nakano is also responsible for 's design in , which he submitted for an internal art contest at Nintendo. His winning sketch was used as promotional material for the then-unnamed at E3 2009. According to Nakano, the similiarity in design between and the was purely coincidental, and the design of both arose from attempting to create a character with metallic features. Yusuke Nakano assisted Takumi Wada in drafting the latter's first illustration for , which was unveiled at E3 2010. At Nakano's request, Wada's designs for specifically featured a detailed set of lower eyelashes.
Yusuke Nakano assumed the role of artist for both and . He was also tasked with creating the "Everyone is Here!" artwork for , which was originally a piece featuring 66 made for E3 2018.
===Credits===
Work	Role
 	Character Illustration
 	Illustration
 	Character Design
 	Character Design
 	Special Thanks
 	Main Character Design/Illustration
 	Stamp Design
 	Illustration-Supervisor
 	Illustration
 	Illustration
 	Illustration
 	Ganon Battle Illustration
 	Special Thanks
 	Illustration
 Uncredited Contributions
Work	Role
 	Illustration
 	Illustration
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File:OoT Ingo Artwork.png|
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File:OoT King Dodongo Artwork.png|
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File:OoT Twinrova Artwork.png| and 
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File:OoT Leever Artwork.png|
File:OoT Child Link Artwork.png|
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File:Young Link Navi.png| and 
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File:OoT Link Swimming Artwork.png|
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File:OoT Link Walking Artwork.png|
File:OoT Link and Epona Artwork.png| and 
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File:OoT Link Fighting Gohma Artwork.png| fighting 
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File:OoT Navi.png|
File:OoT Octorok Artwork.png|
File:OoT Phantom Ganon Artwork.png|
File:OoT Poe Artwork.png|
File:OoT Princess Ruto Child Artwork.png|
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File:OoT Princess Zelda Child Artwork.png|
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File:OoT Saria Artwork.png|
File:OoT Sheik Artwork.png|
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File:OoT Twinrova Artwork 2.png|
File:OoT Volvagia Artwork.png|
File:OoT Zora Artwork.png|
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File:OoT Link and Ganon Concept Artwork.jpg|
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File:OoT Ganondorf Concept Artwork.jpg
File:Ganon and friends concept.jpg|
File:Ganondorf concept.jpg|
File:OoT Ganondorf Fight Sketch Artwork.png
File:Ganondorf facial expression concept.jpg|
File:Solid Black Gerudo Stallion concept 2.jpg|
File:OoT Deku Tree Sketch Artwork.png|
File:Ootlink12.jpg|
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File:OoT Link with Hylian Sheild concept.jpg|
File:Oot Young and Adult Link Concept.jpg|
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File:OoT Link Sheik Concept Artwork.png|
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File:Ootlinkexpressions.png|
File:Nabooru concept.jpg|
File:OoT Princess Zelda Concept Artwork.png|
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File:Saria Concept.jpg|
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File:Oot Sheik Concept.jpg|
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File:TP Midna and Wolf Link Artwork.png| and 
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==Gallery==
TP Nakano ND 2007 New Year Greeting Card.jpg|2007 New Year greeting card for Nintendo Dream made by Yusuke Nakano, based on 
==Trivia==
*According to , some of Yusuke Nakano's favorite artists include , , and the late .
*Yusuke Nakano's favorite artwork as of 2016 is the artwork created for .
==Nomenclature==