Keiji Kinebuchi

About

Keiji Kinebuchi (1956–c.2002) was the TCG's first dedicated 3D illustrator, working in LightWave 3D in the era when polygonal rendering on a card was itself a novelty. His pieces are recognisable by their simple shapes, basic textures and lighting effects that reflect the limits of late-1990s 3D, and his footprint was wider than the card count suggests: he handled all the Basic Energy artwork and several Special Energy cards until the Expedition Base Set overhauled the layouts, alongside many of the early Trainer cards. His roughly 106 cards close out with Aquapolis, his final published expansion.