April 28 Update + Art Poll

Barissia

hyped for all the Succubus art

Michael Vaccaro

I'm torn between #1 Cres-shading and #3 Soft Light. I think to my eye the flesh tones in #3 look more natural while they seem to be a little harsh in the other versions.

Sierra Lee

This will be a priority no matter what.

Robert McClenahan

All of the styles look fine to me, but I am in favor of the characters being easily recognizable from their game portraits.

Nathan Phoenix

I would say #1 has the best balance of detail and "natural look". You still have the soft skin tone which is a must when depicting women. Yet it also shows detail in the sheet wrinkles and muscle tone. My only compliant is the lack of blush effect from 0 or 5 so might want to deepen the red on the face. The shine from 2 and 3 just makes them look plastic, It would work great for sweat but I think you established succubi from TLS don't sweat.

Badger66

I like #1 the best with #4 behind it.

I don’t have much of an opinion on the shading, but I loved the chibi/comic option for the Kai scenes :D

Decanter

#4 isn't particularly shiny... Do you perhaps mean #3?

Miragian

Personally, I think I would like any of them *except* #4. I'm not a huge fan of the shiny look.

Sierra Lee

Uh, I hope this doesn't sound tyrannical, but this isn't a democracy. The purpose of the poll is to get a large amount of feedback from which I can make a decision.

Sierra, would it be possible to do this as a run-off instead of highest vote? I prefer #4, but there are several other styles I could easily get behind. On the other hand if #3 really becomes the most popular option then I'll accept that my tastes are simply too good among plebeian hordes, but if it wins by a small margin among 6 options, that would be infuriating. I am not a fan of that porcelain doll effect.

Quiet Stranger

Seeing them side-by-side, rather than one at a time in high resolution, made it easy for me to pick out the comparative lack of skin vibrancy for Esthera in most styles. While I am a big fan of our classic portrait art, #2 would not have been an obvious choice for me before Decanter's file was posted. It nonetheless became my choice as soon as I looked over his array. #4 is my close second. It is a good mix of everything and also boasts a vibrant, distinct palette.

Sierra Lee

I didn't include the smaller set because Patreon won't let you have both a picture and a poll. I could still change it, but given how many people have voted I'm not sure the mistake is really fixable.

Decanter

Still like 4 best overall but I can get behind 0 or 1. If we were doing strategic voting I would pick 1 in hopes of making 3 not happen... so plastic... Really think showing these to people only in high resolution this time was a mistake, though. It seems more important that they look good as they will look in-game. Edit: If anyone is reading this and wondering what they look like in lower res, see if this link works for you: <a href="https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/3/eyJ3IjoxNjAwfQ%3D%3D/patreon-media/p/post/26338707/a172143f1017400f87593a9748f32e53/1.png?token-time=1557705600&amp;token-hash=zRK3nw7bFj0x0_mzaCe3QJKlm-LaqdxA0ooCCp9J44k%3D" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/3/eyJ3IjoxNjAwfQ%3D%3D/patreon-media/p/post/26338707/a172143f1017400f87593a9748f32e53/1.png?token-time=1557705600&amp;token-hash=zRK3nw7bFj0x0_mzaCe3QJKlm-LaqdxA0ooCCp9J44k%3D</a>

William M.

One caviat to this: these visuals are a lot higher resolution then they are in-game; sometimes with low-res you need exaggeration like we see in #2 to get things looking good. There is a reason news anchors made themselves up like clowns when TV first came into being. It might have been a good idea to show us these images in the resolution they'd appear in-game. Our opinions could very well shift as the images loose detail.

William M.

The greyshading method provides a nice balance between highlights, softening, and clarity. #3 gives the characters too much 'shine' on their highlights, while #1 &amp; #4 are so soft edges start to blend together. #0 &amp; #2 just have wierd coloration.

Dubsington

I loved the richer reds in the hair of the Annikath, but the skintones seemed a little sickly. Ended up voting for softshaded because, well, not to be crude but the body parts just looked tastier.

Sergio Dos Santos

I couldn't choose between 2 and 3 so I voted for both...I like the feel of the "TLS Original" but I also like the lighting on "Soft Light"

Grimwauld

Tough set of choices.

Argo The Ratfolk

1 has my vote, though 3 is a close runner up!

Only ones I have anything against are #2 and #3. #2 is very flat looking, and #3 makes them look like plastic figures.

Dmitry F

It is very hard to choose. #3 has the best looking sub surface scattering imo, but the albedo is too high giving it that "oiled" look I really don't like. I think all of them minus #0 and #2 are really fine and hard to choose between since they are all quite good, no clear consensus between them is a good problem to have I think.

itsadude

#0...