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A commission from, who requested that I draw Final Fantasy XI's Iroha done in the style of Tetsuya Nomura's character illustrations for the Dissidia: Final Fantasy series.I actually really enjoy style emulation pieces, since it allows me to realize that even a popular artist's style is something that I can strive for and achieve. However, this took me three days and 15-20 hours of work to conclude, because ALL THAT ARMOR DETAIL!A couple of hours also went towards studying proportions, features, line work and shading in Nomura's style, and customizing brushes to recreate the ones he uses in this particular set of illustrations.I'm happy with the result, even if it somewhat misses the mark in regards to the style emulation. It is nice, and something that I wouldn't be able to do without this kind of preparation. I may end up assimilating some of these elements into my own style, in the end!