A https://i.imgur.com/cXp86wQ.png" style="max-width:100%"> B https://i.imgur.com/QyMrUrn.png" style="max-width:100%"> C https://i.imgur.com/PTXIVgG.jpg" style="max-width:100%">

D https://i.imgur.com/MXgUM8I.jpg" style="max-width:100%"> E https://i.imgur.com/omNW8rd.jpg" style="max-width:100%">



This is NOT a competition between artists! As usual is mostly a matter of personal tastes



The examples I picked above are images from artists that more or less are reliable and I could use in future games, OR they have a style similar to other artists (ie. I think I could find someone with a similar style if needed).



I picked all manga artists with the exception of the first one since even if it's painted/rendered, is still more on the cute side, not too much detailed, so I think people might like that too.

I will make a separate poll for males, since I think some artists definitely draw male better than female and vice-versa. That will be useful to me if I decide to do a game for example with only female love interests (BxG and GxG) would be stupid for me to use an artist that draws males better for it!

Wanted to ask, does B equals to Loren's, Season's Of The Wolf and Cursed Land's character art design? Because if so, you should use one of the better art works, as I think many didn't make that connection.

No, Loren's artist doesn't work for me anymore, sadly Otherwise obviously I would always use him for all games, he was the absolute best!

I chose two, but to be honest each style in my mind would be best for a certain style of game. Say your are going for a gritty realism in a game, then I would suggest A as there clothes are the best illustrated and the look is somewhat realistic without the uncanny valley. If you have a light hearted fun game, I would go with C in the traditional manga style, a more comic book feel then go B, sultry seductive go D, more adult oriented go E. Each fits a certain niche in my opinion and only would bother me in a game with a distinctly different feel than the art represents.

Yes that's a good point indeed. I think picking the right artist/kind of art for the game is very important. Sometimes it's not always possible (artists busy, etc) but whenever I can, I try to do that

For me it's:

C>B>D>>E>>A



I Really Like C&B and it was hard to choose witch of the two I prefer more, on B I like coloring more but C is more stylized and cuter, while B would probably be better for more serious fantasy games C would be better for slice if life ones, but generally I like both.

D while I like the style a lot I don't like the way it is shaded too much, it lucks the smoothness that the other two have. But I still like it overall.

E while it is ok, I am not to crazy about a style true I find it hard to find the right words to explain why, while it is stylized it is a bit more on cartoonish side rather them Manga if that makes sense.

And A while it's not bad it is just way too realistic for me.



C,B And D are the ones I would like to see in your games.

E I would still be ok with.

Thanks, interesting feedback. BTW B is the artist who did extra characters in Amber (like Lynn's mother) and the Cursed Lands bonus CGs

I must be one of the few people who doesn't like Deji's female characters (it's the animé eyes, I hate those).

For me it's:

C>B>D>>E>>A

Hey! That's the same order I've got mapped out in my head! Great minds think alike!



C and D are both gorgeous girls, in that you want to give them a hug or romance them!

I must be one of the few people who doesn't like Deji's female characters (it's the animé eyes, I hate those).

I am like you.



For me it would go, D>B>A>E>C



As far as romancing goes, all those women except for C feel like they are in their 20's at least, but C looks like a 12 year old girl, and I could never be remotely attracted in any way.

It's fun, just a few months ago I made a comment how Deji art could work for more cute dating sims, but not for a fantasy game with mature content, and an user here disagreed (don't remember who). Seems like I wasn't the only one thinking that way

Well, it depends. For some reason, the girls in Corona Borealis have a face that makes them look young, even in the "older" shots. The girls from C14 look like they're in college. Likewise, I know some of the other artists depicted don't all draw exactly the same in every single game, so at best, the voting here is an approximation.

Yes it's hard to just take one sample since artists draw characters differently. For example I bet artist D got most votes because I put the best looking character of VBH. If instead of Jade I put Lana probably the votes would have been much lower