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6/11/12 - EDITED, see edit at bottom of entry!

So I finally, FINALLY got inspired to make something for the first time in AGES.

And what do I do?

Make a thief! why? I love thieves! thief characters, the thief game playstyle archetype, etc etc.

One of my fondest memories of thief characters come from their inclusion in the Final Fantasy games. As such, I thought i'd finally pay homage and start my own run at the various thieves found in each game. Of course, where else to start, but the first.

Granted, in the original he/she was ...underdeveloped but I wanted to kick this off right. Key thing here was that I really wanted to do kind of what Tetsuya Nomura did with some of the older characters for Dissidia. Namely, what he did with Garland. Using only the sprite as a base and studying Yoshitaka Amano's work for days on end, I finally came up with what's here; my interpretation of the Thief, in my best replication of Amano's stylings, with my approach. The original sprite is there for comparison :3

Hope ya like it! I haven't drawn a damn thing in months...and honestly, I'm actually happy with this ^_^

Final Fantasy and all related characters and original FF Thief Sprite (C) Squaresoft/now Square-Enix

this illustration (C) Alfred Pangkerego 2012

Addendum:
-Utensils- .5 non-photo blue leads, .5 standard lead mechanical pencil, assorted Prismacolor markers, Photoshop
-Working Time- 2 hrs. penciling, 3 hrs. inking and cleanup, 2 hrs. Photoshopping. Total: 7 hrs.

NOTE: Oh, I should mention, this is a MALE. Why is he in a speedo? Because if there's anything i've learned from Yoshitaka Amano, its that, HE wouldn't have been afraid to put a guy in a speedo. Yoshitaka Amano...making the manliest effeminate men since the 70's.

EDIT- The original sprite that was up on the corner has been removed (as of 6/11/12) for protective reasons.

Description
6/11/12 - EDITED, see edit at bottom of entry!

So I finally, FINALLY got inspired to make something for the first time in AGES.

And what do I do?

Make a thief! why? I love thieves! thief characters, the thief game playstyle archetype, etc etc.

One of my fondest memories of thief characters come from their inclusion in the Final Fantasy games. As such, I thought i'd finally pay homage and start my own run at the various thieves found in each game. Of course, where else to start, but the first.

Granted, in the original he/she was ...underdeveloped but I wanted to kick this off right. Key thing here was that I really wanted to do kind of what Tetsuya Nomura did with some of the older characters for Dissidia. Namely, what he did with Garland. Using only the sprite as a base and studying Yoshitaka Amano's work for days on end, I finally came up with what's here; my interpretation of the Thief, in my best replication of Amano's stylings, with my approach. The original sprite is there for comparison :3

Hope ya like it! I haven't drawn a damn thing in months...and honestly, I'm actually happy with this ^_^

Final Fantasy and all related characters and original FF Thief Sprite (C) Squaresoft/now Square-Enix

this illustration (C) Alfred Pangkerego 2012

Addendum:
-Utensils- .5 non-photo blue leads, .5 standard lead mechanical pencil, assorted Prismacolor markers, Photoshop
-Working Time- 2 hrs. penciling, 3 hrs. inking and cleanup, 2 hrs. Photoshopping. Total: 7 hrs.

NOTE: Oh, I should mention, this is a MALE. Why is he in a speedo? Because if there's anything i've learned from Yoshitaka Amano, its that, HE wouldn't have been afraid to put a guy in a speedo. Yoshitaka Amano...making the manliest effeminate men since the 70's.

EDIT- The original sprite that was up on the corner has been removed (as of 6/11/12) for protective reasons.