Sketch of Kuja ala Nomura

I'm beginning to work out the plans for the Final Fantasy Dissidia Fanart involving Zidane and Kuja as promised in a sketch of Zidane similar to this one [link] . I've worked out what the picture will look like and how it's all gonna be set out, so all that needs to be done now is get down to it and start sketching and drawing.

Kuja really looks incredible in Nomura's new interpretation of the sinister romanticist. He hasn't changed much design wise, infact it's nearly identical to how he was seen in the original title, but the fact that he has a full-body image clarifies so much that I had to ask about him design wise.

I also love what Nomura's done with his hair. Before Kuja used to sport a bit of a bowl-cut fringe but now it looks radical and dangerous, it suits his dispostion and works well with the white dragon plumes in his hair. Everything just seems to work now.

This sketch took a tad longer than the Zidane one, his clothes are so much harder to visualise, and I also did a better job with the lines. Hope you enjoy it all the same -_^"


Was sketched and drawn over in ballpoint pen,
scanned and edited in ArcSoft PhotoStudio 5.5.

Kuja is in copyright of Square Enix.
Current design in copyright to Tetsuya Nomura,
Original design in copyright to Shukō Murase and
Yoshitaka Amano.
Art in copyright of me!