For the professional artist, sacrifice is a constant companion. Their work—however beautiful—has to fit a client's needs or a project's scope. Concept art of an octopus boss might not make it in-game if it's too expensive to animate. The sickest knight design you've ever seen might get tossed because the creative director decided to move in a more sci-fi direction.
Or, in the case of Japanese light novel illustrator and character designer Mel Kishida, the horses you draw might just be too mesmerizing.
