Eske Yoshinob

Eske Yoshinob is a freelance illustrator and programmer who has provided work for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Originally a game model designer working for, he later moved on to producing 3D CG material for before becoming employed at Square Visual Works, part of , in 2005. While there he was involved setup simulation, pipeline tool development, and model creation/animation for games in the Final Fantasy series and the Kingdom Hearts series. Concurrently, he also worked at, then called Quake Holdings, as an illustrator, primarily involved in the production of album covers for the series. He chose to go freelance at the end of 2009.

In 2010, he provided 3D model and animation work while at, and was involved in the development of and. He began producing illustrations for the Pokémon Trading Card Game in 2011, and began providing workflow and pipeline solutions for in 2012.

Work for the TCG
Yoshinob's first illustration was featured in TCG Dragon Selection, with the majority of his subsequent work featuring TCG Pokémon-EX. As such, many of the images he creates convey a sense of forward motion and feature slightly exaggerated proportions so the art breaks the confines of the illustration window. He also uses the type or an attribute of a particular Pokémon to provide focus. His illustrations featured in the TCG Shiny Collection are drawn conventionally as opposed to using 3D software, and in a purposely cute style to mirror the content of the set. For a list of cards Yoshinob has illustrated, go here.