I made this portrait as a tribute to Yoshimo, whose tragic fate made me sad for some time. I hope it will honour the wonderful character he was. Yoshihiro is a rogue, and was created for Verasia RPG. Let it be known, for I do not wish anyone to claim that Verasia stole my art and put it on their website.
Update : I uploaded the pre-final portrait (my mistake), this one should look a bit better.
Posted by randomgamerII at 2008-10-02 09:02:17 Voted 10.00 on 10/02/08
Beautiful. Yoshimo was a good character, especially considering that the only other BG2 thieves (Nalia, Imoen, and Jan) really annoyed me for some reason. This is an exceptional portrait of him.
P.S. by the way, I agree with the comment about eyeglasses.
Posted by Anonymous ( 207.224.xxx.xxx ) at 2004-12-28 14:38:00
Yoshimo was a traitor!!! but, nevertheless, I really liked his character because he was nice and stuff. I feel really bad for him in some ways...
Posted by Fvguy72 at 2004-04-27 06:12:44 Voted 10.00 on 04/27/04
This is a compilation of the old system into a single score. There were 83 that made this score of 8.35 then rounded to 8.
Posted by Yoshimo ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2004-02-13 22:40:00
Oh! If only SOMEONE could come up with a Yoshimo Voice set for NWN! I have searched everywhere! I dont care if it isnt complete jsut make it!! ARG!!
Posted by Anonymous ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-12-20 06:28:00
I kicked Yoshimo +blocked+ after he betrayed me in BG 2. Heh, that'll show him damn samuraj "thing".
Posted by j8.ded ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-10-04 01:22:00
urgh...a charming character..maybe a hero...i'll smash u to death..
Posted by Anonymous ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-08-31 05:18:00
great portrait, but beard and mullet looks a wee funky
Posted by Musashi ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-08-28 06:20:00
Great pic except for the moustache:
*True Sight* spelling detects - it's an illusion.
Give it another try, please .. or send him to the barber..:)
Posted by SicJake ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-08-09 01:44:00
Love it, looks great. Really hard to find asian portriats for NWN, hope you make more ^_-
Posted by Icemax ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-14 23:37:00
Really awesome pic man. Extremely well done and a true tribute to Yoshimo.
Posted by Curious Kitten ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-11 12:02:00
I've always LOVED your work. My only complaint now is that I wish I could see some portraits with some eye-glasses. I do not know if those are difficult to draw or if artists dislike them intensely, but I know those of us who want to play scholarly types would hugely appreciate them. Hey, girls with glasses can look cute, too! Just a thought.
Loved this portrait by the way. I do not see many Asian portraits and I think this is a handsome one.
Posted by goshmiki ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-10 18:05:00
Coooool. I haven't yet doownloaded it yet and already liking it. EXACTLY the picture I needed. Looks like me, er, almost.
Posted by ZeroCorpse ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-07 11:38:00
Yoshimo was a bastard. He got what he deserved in the end. In subsequent play-throughs of BG2, I just KILLED him as soon as I saw him.
But the pic is good, though!
Posted by Yoshimo ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-07 10:53:00
Yoshimo begs your assistance!
(Okay, I know Yoshimo is his name, but why does it feel like it's NOT his real name?)
P.S: Nice
Posted by Margaretha ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-07 09:30:00
Hey, nice portrait...good as always:)
Poor Amalthea...maybe you should change your nick:)
Posted by Stig ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-06 15:22:00
SHITT!!!
hehe I thought your nick sounded female , didnt I make a boo boo.
well your work is the best anyway
Posted by Amalthea ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-05 23:17:00
Hello people,
Thanks for your encouraging comments, as always. Also, I looked up Andy Lau, and I have to admit the upper part of his face looks similar to what I have done. I based myself on a Poser render, though, so it's very coincidental. ;)
And Stig... I'm a guy. ;)
Cheers.
Posted by Daedalus ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-05 22:20:00
I agree with kevin d lee, that really looks like Andy Lau, the chinese singer and actor.
Posted by kevin_d_lee ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-05 19:20:00
Andy Lau (Lau Duk Wah)
=)
Posted by Stig ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-05 18:37:00
Great work , great indeed.
Hey why dont you make a new pic of all the BG and BG2 characters , that would be so great.
Even if you dont your still the lovliest lady at this site and the best artist as well. Im wondering wich of the gods it was that removed the prettiest of stars and placed them in your eyes by the way.
(can you please make Jaheira ?)
Posted by Natalia ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-05 18:31:00
He looks great, hon! It's nice to have a bit of variety for he site. Thank you again and again!
Posted by Anonymous ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-05 13:46:00
Nice version of Yoshimo although not my favorite version. My favorite actuly wasn't meant to be Yoshimo at all although it is the same theme (asian guy with a beard and two swords on his back). Any chance of a tribute to Kivan or Aerie my favorite charachters :)?
Posted by Velexia [Arien] ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-05 04:53:00
Le Yoshimo es mort, Vive Yoshihiro!
Posted by ZeroXcuses ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-04 21:13:00
Ok, TIME OUT!!
You and everyone at the vault already know that you're one of the top 3 artists that contributes just about weekly, and it is known that you don't do very many male portraits... but this... THIS!!!!
I have yet to see any artist in my life capture the qualities of the orient so well. From the mustashe to the wrinkles in hs cheeks. The portrait speeks for itself.
I give up. I surrender.. I SUBMIT to your talent. You have outdone yourself beyond beleif. I would say it would be impossiple to top this portrait, but I dare not chalange your authority.
ALL HAIL AMALTHEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by The Dude ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-04 15:33:00
I think the line is fine. The sun is shining on the back of his head after all. Great work! ;)
That is all
-The Dude
Posted by Jasperre ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-04 14:14:00
I like it. Yoshi was quite a nice character in BG.
One thing that was great, his speaking - hehe :-D that and some of his conversations with others. :-)
Anyway, good portrait! Good detail!
Jasperre
Posted by Thought ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-04 14:04:00
I like it. I think it's better than the original BG2 Yoshimo picture.
Posted by sporeboy! ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-04 13:20:00
Very nice work! Great expression, nice lighting and color, and I particularly like the detail in the clothing.
The white line at the right edge of the neck is rather "hot." It should be darker--the rim-light is on the opposite side. Minor detail in a very good rendering.
--sb
Posted by Dradjeel ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-04 13:00:00
This portrait captures the essence of the character perfectly, and also looks less like Lee van Cleef than the original. Brilliant.
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