Comments from Jed: "Anybody who studies Japanese wood prints can quickly recognize the influence of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi in my work. And although Yoshitoshi never drew turtle-human mutants, he was still a major source of inspiration for this piece. Previous to Yoshitoshi's era, Ukiyo-e artists often abstracted human anatomy to fit their design needs, but Yoshitoshi took an important step toward anatomical accuracy. Following that example, I also made an effort to portray these warriors' muscles correctly, while still embracing the loose brush motions that are so unique to Ukiyo-e. I'm quite proud of the result. These assassins look tense and poised, ready to spring at a moment's notice. Thanks for the help, Mr. Yoshitoshi!"

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Hungry_Dong said:

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Thanks for that.
We have a "Add commentary" feature now - it's a good idea to preserve artist commentary with that :)

Kikimaru said:

We have a "Add commentary" feature now - it's a good idea to preserve artist commentary with that :)

Yeah, I guess I wasn't sure about using that in this case since the page I pulled from is not directly related to this version of the image. Having read the help page, I see that this sort of thing is covered.