My latest classic game inspired painting blog post, this one featuring a couple of characters from Final Fantasy IV, Rydia and Cecil, sitting with a chocobo nearby. Another of my favorites, and I really enjoyed painting my interpretation of the characters. #finalfantasy #fanart #painting
Finishing up another Chrono Trigger painting, this one featuring Magus and Schala. Magus was one of my favorite characters in this amazing game. I always loved his story, with the search for his sister across time. #chronotrigger #rpgart #painting #gameart #artwork
I really appreciate that! This was such a fun piece to work on, so many good memories tied to those pixels
This is a pencil sketch of the same scene I painted a few weeks ago of Final Fantasy VI characters. I like to compare sketches and paintings in different mediums just to see how much fidelity I can maintain. #art #drawing #sketch #finalfantasy #pencildrawing
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My classic SNES painting series continues with this piece, which is another Final Fantasy VI painting, this time featuring the Figaro brothers Edgar and Sabin. This blog post features some discussion on the piece…
https://jonamdall.com/2026/02/28/final-fantasy-vi-painting-edgar-and-sabin-coin-flip/
Final Fantasy IV painting, adding the finishing touches. This piece is of Cecil and Rydia towards the back half of the game. Rydia was fairly straightforward, but providing my spin on Cecil as a paladin was tricky #finalfantasyiv #art #finalfantasy #painting #gameart
I really need to run more sales on the shop - just put a 30% off on everything. I hope to do some website and etsy shop spring cleaning soon, so seems like a good time to really see what's popular there: www.etsy.com/shop/AmdallG... #etsyshop #etsy #artsale
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Blog post about my Chrono Trigger painting, featuring some of my favorite characters Frog, Marle, and Chrono. The classic RPG painting series continues! #painting #fanart #chronotrigger #art
https://jonamdall.com/2026/02/14/chrono-trigger-painting-frog-marle-and-chrono/
Finishing up another Final Fantasy VI oil painting, this time of the “coin flip scene” with characters Edgar and Sabin. One of my favorite plot lines in FFVI, I think this captures the same feeling from the pixelated 16 bit version. #finalfantasy #art #artist #painting #squareenix
Finishing up a Chrono Trigger oil painting - a preview of the next in this series inspired by classic rpgs. I’ll share the full time lapse soon! And I didn’t plan on so many, but I’ve already done five of these, so more retro game art to share soon #chronotrigger #art #fanart #snes #painting
I’ve got a Chrono Trigger painting time lapse on the way too, just need to edit video and all that fun stuff - will have more soon for sure
Thank you! I actually just finished a painting with Sabin and Edgar, hope to have some video to share soon
Final fantasy VI painting, oil on paper. This is the full time lapse of my recent FF6 scene featuring Terra and Mog, with others in the background. I ended up really getting into these classic SNES rpg fan art paintings. I’ve done four now, so more to come! #finalfantasy #painting #fanart #art
Still kind of experimenting with this, I also added a widget on my home page and created a menu page: jonamdall.com/art-catalog/. We'll see how it all looks and functions! #wordpress
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I have long enjoyed tinkering around the edges of the technology and software world. I haven't shared much on this site lately other than paintings, but over the past year, I built an app to track my art and some dashboards to…
https://jonamdall.com/2026/01/24/art-viewer-app-and-stat-dashboards/
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Blog post on continuing a series of oil paintings inspired by my favorite classic SNES era games, this piece features characters from Final Fantasy VI. Post includes a discussion on inspiration from video games…
https://jonamdall.com/2026/01/18/final-fantasy-vi-painting-video-games-inspiring-art/
Oil painting of characters from Final Fantasy 6, Terra and Mog the Moogle. Painting by Jon Amdall
And here’s a preview of a still frame image of the painting. I’ll share the full scan an time lapse soon hopefully #ff6 #retro #snes
Finishing up a Final Fantasy VI oil painting - this is a scene featuring a few characters. This is the second in a series I’m doing on some of my all time favorite classic RPGs from the 90s. I’ll share the full time lapse soon! #artwork #retrogaming #fanart #finalfantasy #finalfantasyvi
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This blog post is all about my fondness for nature scenes as backgrounds in my portraits. It's a concept I deploy often in oil paintings, but one I keep coming back to. Probably in many ways inspired by Bob Ross' Joy of…
https://jonamdall.com/2025/12/26/nature-scene-backgrounds-in-portraits/
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Latest blog post on a Secret of Mana painting, discussion on transforming to my own style. One of my favorite classic SNES games, would love to paint more like this. #art #painting #retro #rpg #secretofmana
https://jonamdall.com/2025/12/21/secret-of-mana-painting-game-art-in-my-style/
Secret of Mana painting by Jon Amdall
And here’s a scan of the painting, just to share a regular image #retro #snes #art #secretofmana
Time lapse of my most recent painting, characters from the Secret of Mana. One of my favorite games from back in thr SNES days. #art #painting #timelapse
Crowd of People, oil on paper. Original art by Jon Amdall
Secret of Mana characters, oil on paper. Art by Jon Amdall.
Woman in’s Chair, oil on paper. For the Postcard Art Exhibit. Original art by Jon Amdall.
Red Haired Man, oil on paper. Original art by Jon Amdall.
Some of my most recent oil paintings. The first is a group scene of people sitting, then a fan art piece with my version characters from the Secret of Mana. Then I’ve got my entry for the Postcard Art Exhibit of a woman sitting in a chair. And the last is a red haired man. #art #artist #painting
The majority of my paintings are of just one subject, but I had an urge to try a crowd of people. Since the largest I usually work is 12” x 12”, it’s tough to fit detail with a large group. Composition and efficiency are pretty important with these
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Secret of Mana characters (Primm and Randi the Hero). Oil paint on paper, by Jon Amdall.
And here’s a still frame from the painting. I’ll share a higher quality scan later once it dries. Love Secret of Mana and enjoy this - maybe I should paint some more classic SNES game scenes? #retrogaming
Painting of a scene from the classic SNES game the Secret of Mana. One of my all time favorite games, with a soundtrack I still enjoy. I had a lot of fun painting this one. Full time lapse to come later!
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#secretofmana #rpg #snes #fanart #painting #artist #gameart #16bit #jrpg
Thank you! Looking forward to following all the fun as well, I’m sure it will be a great show
I appreciate it! I really enjoyed the show last time - I’m sure this upcoming one is going to be great
Also thought I’d add the time lapse video to show how this small painting came together. And let me see if I can tag them, this is for @paeartforacause.bsky.social
A woman sitting in a park with other people in the background. Original oil painting by Jon Amdall, made for the Postcard Art Exhibit.
Back in 2024, I participated in the Postcard Art Exhibit, a charity event artists can donate 5” x 7” pieces. This year it’s far from me, but I wanted to send another. Hopefully a good progression from the last!
#postcardartexhibit #paeartforacause #postcardartexhibit26
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