Cloud Strife Kiriban for Jazmo

happened to catch my 6543 kiriban, and asked if I could draw Cloud from Final Fantasy VII. She sent me a reference from Advent Children, I believe. [link] So I am at a slight loss as to which category to put this one in. But since he is most often a game character, into games he goes.

I have never played Final Fantasy nor do I know much about it. But it's what she wanted, so it's what she got.

Have I mentioned before how much fun it is to draw hair? This guy was a bugger... took about an hour to get his features in the right place.

And why do I keep drawing sexy angry men who stare at me?

Time: about 4 hours
Size: 11x14 inches
Materials: 2B, 4B, 6B condensed charcoal; medium and soft vine charcoal; white charcoal; kneaded rubber eraser; pink pearl plastic eraser; fingers for blending and smudging; lots and lots of Lava soap for clean up
Method: Charcoal Reduction