Thanks - the style for the Escape is loosely based on the art of the Mughal Empire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_painting)in India, which edenfalling has said is a part of her inspiration for Calormene as well. It has a fabulous mix of Persian, Hindu, Chinese and even Mediterranean influences, and a much greater emphasis on portraiture than most Islamic styles. The colour-saturation in these two images is rather more from the western tradition of illumination, partly because that's my usual style, and partly because those are all the pigments I had on hand.