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The hands that threaten doom....

It's my entry for the Epic Battle Fantasy Collection art contest. As you may (or may not) know, Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is my favorite JRPG of all time. It was also my first JRPG, and part of the reason I became a game dev in the first place. So for a really long time, I wanted to make fanart for it, but I never found the time to do it. Then a few days ago, an art contest was announced for Roszak's latest game, Epic Battle Fantasy Collection. It doesn't include 3, but it DOES include 2. I'd actually never beaten 2 (because back in the day, the flash version didn't have saving, while 3 did. That blew my mind as a kid btw.) So I bought the collection and played through the second game to get a feel for it. I really wanted my painting to convey what it was like to actually play it, if that makes sense.

I already knew that Lance was the final boss, but it was cool to actually play through it. I was rather surprised when I defeated him the first time, and then a nuke came out where he was. Thankfully I had my Limit Break and destroyed it in one turn, so idk what happens if it actually detonates lol. But I found a way to get that in here too.

This scenery was a good challenge to come out of my painting hiatus. It's got a mecha (Lance's tank,) rim lighting, perspective, and a huge light source. It's only because of my love for the game that I was able to do it. Had this just been for myself, it'd be a lazy sketch lol. But knowing that Matt might see it makes me want to do my best. Now I will proceed to do only lazy sketches for the next 5 years. That's only half a joke, my hand is killing me. I don't know why I always feel the need to zoom all the way in and make miniscule details that nobody will see.

What are your thoughts on the black border at the top and bottom? I thought it made it look like a cutscene, and also it makes the composition more interesting. At least, I think so. Uh, yeah.

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The hands that threaten doom....

It's my entry for the Epic Battle Fantasy Collection art contest. As you may (or may not) know, Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is my favorite JRPG of all time. It was also my first JRPG, and part of the reason I became a game dev in the first place. So for a really long time, I wanted to make fanart for it, but I never found the time to do it. Then a few days ago, an art contest was announced for Roszak's latest game, Epic Battle Fantasy Collection. It doesn't include 3, but it DOES include 2. I'd actually never beaten 2 (because back in the day, the flash version didn't have saving, while 3 did. That blew my mind as a kid btw.) So I bought the collection and played through the second game to get a feel for it. I really wanted my painting to convey what it was like to actually play it, if that makes sense.

I already knew that Lance was the final boss, but it was cool to actually play through it. I was rather surprised when I defeated him the first time, and then a nuke came out where he was. Thankfully I had my Limit Break and destroyed it in one turn, so idk what happens if it actually detonates lol. But I found a way to get that in here too.

This scenery was a good challenge to come out of my painting hiatus. It's got a mecha (Lance's tank,) rim lighting, perspective, and a huge light source. It's only because of my love for the game that I was able to do it. Had this just been for myself, it'd be a lazy sketch lol. But knowing that Matt might see it makes me want to do my best. Now I will proceed to do only lazy sketches for the next 5 years. That's only half a joke, my hand is killing me. I don't know why I always feel the need to zoom all the way in and make miniscule details that nobody will see.

What are your thoughts on the black border at the top and bottom? I thought it made it look like a cutscene, and also it makes the composition more interesting. At least, I think so. Uh, yeah.