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{{Youmay|the artist|the [[Liu Yan (Chinese Brotherhood)|Chinese Assassin]]}} | {{Youmay|the artist|the [[Liu Yan (Chinese Brotherhood)|Chinese Assassin]]}} | ||
{{Actor Infobox | {{Actor Infobox | ||
| name=Liu Yan | | name= Liu Yan | ||
| image=Liu Yan.png | | image= Liu Yan.png | ||
| nationality=[[China|Chinese]] | | nationality = [[China|Chinese]] | ||
| acact=*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'']] | | acact = *[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'']] | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Desert Oath]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Desert Oath]]'' | ||
*[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)|''Assassin's Creed: Origins'']] | *[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)|''Assassin's Creed: Origins'']] | ||
| other=''Cain's Red Sea'' | | other =''Cain's Red Sea''}} | ||
}} | |||
'''Liu Yan''', better known under the handle '''sunsetagain''', is a Chinese artist and member of the ''[[Assassin's Creed (series)|Assassin's Creed]]'' community who has illustrated the ''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' mini-series alongside [[Valeria Favoccia]]. She has also drawn cover art for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]''. | '''Liu Yan''', better known under the handle '''sunsetagain''', is a Chinese artist and member of the ''[[Assassin's Creed (series)|Assassin's Creed]]'' community who has illustrated the ''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' mini-series alongside [[Valeria Favoccia]]. She has also drawn cover art for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]''. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Career=== | ===Career=== | ||
Liu Yan works as a TV graphic designer by day and draws in her spare time. She creates her digital art using Adobe PhotoShop, sometimes with help from a 3D Max model if something complex is needed to be drawn.<ref name="Dailydot"> | Liu Yan works as a TV graphic designer by day and draws in her spare time. She creates her digital art using Adobe PhotoShop, sometimes with help from a 3D Max model if something complex is needed to be drawn.<ref name="Dailydot">[https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/assassins-creed-fanart-sunsetagain-shay-yusuf ''The Daily Dot'' – One of fandom's most talented artists on her Assassin's Creed passion] {{c|[https://web.archive.org/web/20191102141332/https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/assassins-creed-fanart-sunsetagain-shay-yusuf archived]}}</ref> | ||
===''Assassin's Creed''=== | ===''Assassin's Creed''=== | ||
In 2015, Liu Yan was commissioned to create a poster for the Chinese special edition of the [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]].<ref name="Dailydot" /> In 2017, Yan went on to create cover art for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' issues [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 1|1]] and [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 2|2]].<ref> | In 2015, Liu Yan was commissioned to create a poster for the Chinese special edition of the [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]].<ref name="Dailydot" /> In 2017, Yan went on to create cover art for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' issues [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 1|1]] and [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 2|2]].<ref>[https://comicsalliance.com/assassins-creed-uprising-1-preview/ ''Comics Alliance'' – Unknown Assasins [sic<nowiki>]</nowiki> Strike In <nowiki>'</nowiki>''Assassin's Creed: Uprising''<nowiki>'</nowiki> #1 [Preview<nowiki>]</nowiki>] {{c|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180129131848/http://comicsalliance.com/assassins-creed-uprising-1-preview/ archived]}}</ref> Later that year she created cover art for all four issues of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' with only one cover being a variant.<ref>[https://www.nerdspan.com/assassins-creed-reflections-arrives-march-9th ''NerdSpan'' – ''Assassin's Creed Reflections'' Arrives March 9th] {{c|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170810091220/http://www.nerdspan.com/assassins-creed-reflections-arrives-march-9th/ archived]}}</ref> In July, she created the cover art for the ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' prequel novel ''[[Assassin's Creed: Desert Oath|Desert Oath]]''.<ref>{{Tumblr|sunsetagain|post/162679752850|sunsetagain|Cover for AC Origins prequel novel: Desert Oath}}</ref> In 2018, Yan created variant cover art for the first issue of the [[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)|''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' comic]].<ref>[https://www.gamespace.com/all-articles/entertainment/revealed-cleopatra-rises-in-assassins-creed-origins-comic/ ''GameSpace.com'' – Revealed! Cleopatra Rises in ''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' Comic!] {{c|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180218084930/https://www.gamespace.com/all-articles/entertainment/revealed-cleopatra-rises-in-assassins-creed-origins-comic/ archived]}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Revision as of 19:10, 15 January 2020
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Liu Yan, better known under the handle sunsetagain, is a Chinese artist and member of the Assassin's Creed community who has illustrated the Assassin's Creed: Reflections mini-series alongside Valeria Favoccia. She has also drawn cover art for Assassin's Creed: Uprising.
Biography
Career
Liu Yan works as a TV graphic designer by day and draws in her spare time. She creates her digital art using Adobe PhotoShop, sometimes with help from a 3D Max model if something complex is needed to be drawn.[1]
Assassin's Creed
In 2015, Liu Yan was commissioned to create a poster for the Chinese special edition of the Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel.[1] In 2017, Yan went on to create cover art for Assassin's Creed: Uprising issues 1 and 2.[2] Later that year she created cover art for all four issues of Assassin's Creed: Reflections with only one cover being a variant.[3] In July, she created the cover art for the Assassin's Creed: Origins prequel novel Desert Oath.[4] In 2018, Yan created variant cover art for the first issue of the Assassin's Creed: Origins comic.[5]
Personal life
Liu Yan has been a fan of the series since she bought the first game in 2008, spending her very first paycheck on a new computer and the game. In 2010, Yan starting creating an original comic series Cain's Red Sea, inspired and influenced by Assassin's Creed. After looking at her work friend of her suggested that she create Assassin's Creed fanart and comics. Her favorite characters from the Assassin's Creed franchise are Yusuf Tazim and Shay Cormac, with many of her fan-made comics centering around one or the other. Yan is also an avid cosplayer, handcrafting her own replicas of Shay and Ezio's costumes. She ended up taking the outfits to France for a photoshoot. Her favorites fanartists are "clownkid666" and "luulala", and has learnt from them.[1]
Gallery
The following gallery contains art Liu Yan has officially created for the Assassin's Creed franchise.
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Poster for Assassin's Creed: Revelations Chinese special edition -
Cover for Assassin's Creed: Uprising #01 -
Cover for Assassin's Creed: Uprising #02 -
Cover for Assassin's Creed: Reflections #01 -
Variant cover for Assassin's Creed: Reflections #02 -
Cover for Assassin's Creed: Reflections #03 -
Cover for Assassin's Creed: Reflections #04 -
Cover for Assassin's Creed: Desert Oath -
Variant cover for Assassin's Creed: Origins #01
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Daily Dot – One of fandom's most talented artists on her Assassin's Creed passion (archived)
- ↑ Comics Alliance – Unknown Assasins [sic] Strike In 'Assassin's Creed: Uprising' #1 [Preview] (archived)
- ↑ NerdSpan – Assassin's Creed Reflections Arrives March 9th (archived)
- ↑
sunsetagain — Cover for AC Origins prequel novel: Desert Oath on Tumblr
- ↑ GameSpace.com – Revealed! Cleopatra Rises in Assassin's Creed: Origins Comic! (archived)
External links
- sunsetagain — Fan Comics on Tumblr
- Liu Yan's DeviantArt page
- Liu Yan's ArtStation