Yoji Shinkawa
Biography. Shinkawa was born in Hiroshima on 25 December 1971. He began working at Konami after graduating from Kyoto Seika University. He first worked as a debugger for the PC-98 version of "Policenauts". He moved on to serve as art director for the later console ports of the game, then as the lead character and mecha designer for the "Metal Gear" series. He served as the art director for all "Metal Gear Solid" games, while providing character designs for "" and "". He is the lead artist and character designer for Kojima Productions. Shinkawa was inspired by anime and manga  artists like Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Yoshitaka Amano, and western artists such as Frank Miller, Aubrey Beardsley and Willy Pogany. He drew inspiration from French artists such as Mœbius. Shinkawa used felt-tip pens, especially the Pentel Brush Pen, as well as Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter. He is a fan of heavy metal, and artists such as Megadeth, Rage, Killswitch Engage and Yngwie Malmsteen. Trading Cards