Traditional Art Forget my name and I'll forget it too.

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Since I'm lazy, I'm just gonna copy-paste from my deviant.

"I think you might've overdone it, Squall."
"That's Leon."

Trying to do better detail on faces and eyes, as well as a unique background.

Title from "Drones" by Rise Against

Here's the final version without a background.
And here's the lineart.

 

This is fantastic :) The detail and background are both wonderful I think, and the idea and composition are both very original and engaging. I think I would suggest maybe putting a little more detail into the colouring, such as the hair, because at the moment it appears as a solid dark mass. I can see from the lineart it is very detailed but this gets eclipsed by the dark colour. Just adding a few highlights and things would really bring it out :) (And from what I know of FF VIII, Squall has inordinately shiny hair...) But yes overall I love it! Especially that eerie red glow around the characters. :)