magistera:

The logo of Final Fantasy XII
features Judge Gabranth in blue and purple, with a peach-colored
brushstroke on the right. During the time Yoshitaka Amano created the logo
illustration there was a bit of a distance between his office and the
Square Enix office, and he drew up another piece while the Square
representative was on the way to pick up the pieces; the one drawn
within that hour was the one that ended up being chosen. Amano used
Japanese-style ink that was kind of like watercolor, leaving brush marks
that led to the the touch and style of that particular piece. He has
described the forward-thinking brush effect as something that can only
come about spontaneously, and said that logos don’t necessarily come
about following the request. (x)