Quote Originally Posted by Yshnal View Post
Setting aside the fact that pictomancer existed in FF since 1994, in Dissidia: OO, Relm (Jan 2019) already had almost the same animations that FFXIV is using for the job. The paint strokes done when casting are even literal clones in style (technical limitations notwithstanding), the only difference being that Relm made an easel appear to "paint on it" (not really) and FFXIV's pictomancer does it directly on the air. Anyway, Lost Ark wasn't even released in Korea (Dec 2019) back then, and much less the Artist class (Jan 2021).
Go back and carefully read what I posted. Not even making a point over when the concept of the class was invented nor the paint stroke animations, but rather the reveal trailers and their overall vibes. Either way, you're free to continue to take it seriously.