Tsunami Syndicate ( tsunami-syndicate.com/ ) is a creative organization of top illustrators from the movie, TV, animation, comic book and LA entertainment industry that creates quality art and concepts for a variety of entertainment companies. Their creators are also huge Street Fighter fans and have created some original pieces to celebrate the SF25 anniversary that will be on display at the SF25 Grand Finals. Several of their artists will be appearing live to sign autographs, and do sketches and illustrations in person during the event.

Hit the jump to learn more about their family of artists — including those who will be at the SF25th finals in person —  and see a few of the pieces that will be on display on December 8th.

For more information on the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Global Tournament Series Grand Finals, click   here . 

Artists Appearing in person at the SF25th Finals

KWESTONE (Chito Arellano)
Hometown: Long Beach
Instagram: @kwestone
Website: kwestone.blogspot.com

Illustrator/ Product Designer/ Concept Artist. Currently a production artist at Jakk’s Pacific… Just a glorified title for a Label Maker.  Has loved Street Fighter since ’88 (Knott’s Berry Farm Arcade)

Jerome Lu
Hometown: Los Altos
Instagram: @jromonkey
Website: www.hyperactivemonkey.com

Jerome Lu was born in the Bay Area to a family of wild monkeys. He founded Hyperactive Monkey, a collectible toy, apparel and entertainment company where he serves as lead creative artist. Jerome has also attained grandmaster status in Monkey Kung Fu and an 8th degree red belt in Monkey Ninjitsu.

Niño Navarra
Hometown: San Mateo, CA
Instagram: @nnavarro
Site: nnavarra.deviantart.com/

After graduating from San Jose State in 2005, Niño Navarra has since worked in the entertainment industry as a professional concept artist and illustrator. He has done work for companies such as Electronic Arts, Nickelodeon, Random House Publishing, Huckleberry Toys, and currently Gazillion Entertainment on an upcoming Marvel MMO game.

Miguel Wilson
Website: www.miguelwilson.blogspot.com | www.migs-85.deviantart.com
Instagram: @miguelwilson

Miguel Wilson is a Fresno, CA native who graduated from CSU Northridge with a degree in art/animation. He now resides in Los Angeles and works as an artist for S.O.T.A Toys/Multiverse Studio Inc. The illustrations he creates are inspired by his love of cartoons, comics, video games, and movies.

The Entire Tsunami Syndicate Family

Nomi Lowy
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Website: nomiscratch.blogspot.com

I’m a toy designer currently in Santa Monica. I enjoy pin-up girls, gore-fu, horror movies, and food.  All of these things together influence my illustrations as a lady fight casserole.

Paul Wilson
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Instagram: @iamwheatking
Website: www.iamwheatking.com

Paul Wilson loves video games, sparkling water, retro-style walking shoes, riding his bike, and avoiding phone calls. He enjoys working in traditional mediums as well as digital, and designs toys for a living. His work can be found in galleries and at tradeshows in the Los Angeles area.

Ray Leoncio 
Instagram: @IDeton8I
Hometown: Chatsworth, CA
Website: www.wantedhq.com

Toy designer, toy collector, gamer, and gearhead.

KidoKyo
Instagram: @kidokyo
Website: www.wantedhq.com
Hometown: LA, CA

Sup Kido!

Ryan Tumaliuan
Hometown: Disneyland
Website: www.SykoeEnt.deviantart.com

Formally from Konoha Village, this ninja now runs around eating ramen and drawing like a crazy person.

Carlos  III
Hometown: Santa Fe Springs, Ca
Website: carlosiiiartwork.blogspot.com

Designing since 2001 Carlos has created and designed for several Big named companies, and his love for the arts keeps him learning new and creative techniques to improve his skills. Inspired and supported by his family, Carlos is always looking towards a more creative venture in the arts.  

Nate Mitchell
Instagram: @squidkidsink
Website: www.squidkidsink.com

Owner/operator of Squid Kid Ink. Blah blah blah, I make toys and like Street Fighter.

TRACY TUBERA
Hometown: PASADENA, CA
Website: www.tracytubera.com

Tracy Tubera is the self-proclaimed UBER ILLUSTRATOR SUPREME. An artist with an easy going, fun-loving attitude that is expressed through his art. His style is a mix of Grafitti, Anime/ Manga, & American Comic Book art, with acute attention to sharp, crisp line work, all mashed together in one stylish package.

Vivian Nguyen
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Instagram: @vivdraws
Website: www.vivdesigns.blogspot.com

Vivian Nguyen is currently a Flash illustrator/animator for Nickelodeon Games.  She also freelances in illustration & toy design, and has exhibited works in various group shows and galleries.
When not working, eating, or laughing…she’s not working, eating, or laughing.

Bobby Saygan
Instagram: @saybobby
Hometown: Detroit, MI

Bobby’s light-hearted style and humor probably stems from the fact that he has spent most of his artistic career both playing and designing toys, with his most recent professional stint working at Disney.  Toys that he’s designed has spanned from Pirates of the Caribbean to Cars to Phineas and Ferb.  His favorite food is pizza, his favorite character is Ryu and he can throw a hadoukens easier from the right side of the screen than the left.  

LindaPanda
Instagram: @lindapanda
Website: www.LindaPanda.blogspot.com

Toy designer by day, cook by night, and then illustrating or crafting whenever I find free time…I love pandas, food, shopping, and Street Fighter!!!

Casey Hirai
Hometown: Redondo Beach, CA.
Instagram: @ckeiji
Website: www.caseyhirai.com

Casey is an artist who enjoys creating fantastical creatures and emphasizes the humor of his characters. He would like to make a name for himself in the art community and make a career out of illustration and design.

Jin Han
Instagram: @jinhanart
Website: w ww.DrawJinDraw.com

Jin Han is a concept artist/illustrator working in the entertainment industry. In 2010, he founded the design studio, Yellow Tracksuit Entertainment, where he is the studio’s President and Design Director.

Angela Song
Instagram: @angelasongart
URL: www.facebook.com/angelasongart
Hometown: Santa Monica, CA

Angela Song is a freelance artist and illustrator who has worked with Multiverse Studio, Darkhorse, and Mythbusters. She enjoys telling stories with her art and shares her geeky and quirky thoughts through humorous daily drawings. When she’s not busy being goofy she enjoys gaming and trying new artistic mediums.

Tony Bui
Website: www.tonybuifanclub.com

Tony Bui was born in 1982. He became handsome in 1983. He graduated from San Jose State University with a BFA in Illustration in 2007. Since then, Bui has worked in social gaming/children’s entertainment and enjoys making greeting cards and turkey sandwiches.

Jason Cawdell
Website: www.jaydraws.blogspot.com
Instagram: @jaydraws

Jason Cawdell is an English illustrator/Designer now residing in Hong Kong. Toy designer by profession, a job that links his two passions Illustration and Product Design. Jason is a prolific illustrator heavily influenced by Street art and pop culture working mostly in digital media.

Varinya Nunez
Hometown: Alhambra, CA
Website:  www.varinya.com
Instagram: @visual_varinya

Varinya works as a graphic designer in Hollywood, California. When Varinya isn’t putting girly bows on dogs, she can be found creating another one of her ultra-cute paintings. Being an old-school Street Fighter fan at heart, she just couldn’t resist naming one of her dogs after her favorite character, Chun-Li!

Mark Tan
Website :   dsanity.com

Mark is the co-founder of Domestic Sanity, a new Los Angeles based clothing brand.  With a background in professional 3D Animation and videography, Mark created Domestic Sanity as an outlet to challenge a wide range of skill sets.  He is currently in charge of all designs, photos and videos.   

Heather Sybil Chavez
Website: heatherchavezart.blogspot.com/

Heather is a Californian Native who attended the LACHSA a magnet school then on to CalArts and majored in Character Animation. She has worked in both graphic design and in the virtual worlds media as a designer/animator. She has participated in multiple gallery shows as a painter and will continue to paint forever.

Eric Pineda
Instagram: @playkill
Website: www.playkill.com

Eric Pineda is a Los Angeles based artist, enjoying life with his wife and newborn daughter. Eric’s body of work ranges from Penciling, watercolor, and other forms of traditional medium to digital illustration.

Yeon Whan Yoon
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Instagram: @whando
Website: www.ywy.carbonmade.com and www. yeonwhanyoon.blogspot.com

I am a nerd at heart and a kid for a profession. Studied at Otis College of Art and Design and currently working as a toy designer at Spin Master Inc.

Daria Vinogradova
Instagram: @dariavinog

“Illustrator and toy designer from Russia with love”

Mike Petrosky
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

A Rhode Island transplant, currently living the So Cal dream, in the city of Culver City.

Sarah Lee
Instagram: @honeybunny
Website: www.facebook.com/sarahism

Toy designer, illustrator and crafter who loves living a whimsical lifestyle. I try to bring the cute out of everyday! ♥

EdWarner
Website: www.jeshmind.com
Instagram: @edwarner

EdWarner is an illustrator, ceramic modeler, craft and graphic designer based in Madrid, Spain.
Mad toy lover and collector. Her studio and her home looks like little Toy Museums.
She worked as a digital and traditional technique illustration teacher, and character-graphic designer for other companies before falling in love with The Chestnut Girl. Now she wants to Chestnutzate the world with her sweet  character, putting 2 big buns in everything and giving them the characteristic shape. Love digital art, but sometimes needs to mess up her studio modeling a good ceramic piece. So definitely for Edwarner everything looks better if looks like a Chestnut!!!

About Tsunami Syndicate

Tsunami Syndicate is a lifestyle agency that specializes in connecting clients and vendors to create unique branding solutions.  Culture, fashion, and technology are evolving constantly, we try to stay ahead of the curve by uniting the specialists, connoisseurs, artists, and tastemakers to  bring maximum exposure and influence towards a common goal.

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